Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/a·skikwa
Proto-Algonquian edit
Etymology edit
Siebert says this term uses the same suffix *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”) as *(w)a·pikwa (“rat”).
Noun edit
*a·skikwa
- a seal, a harbor seal
Descendants edit
- Central Algonquian:
- Eastern Algonquian: *āskikʷ
References edit
- Siebert (1967)
- Papers of the Ninth Algonquian Conference (1978)