Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/e

This Proto-Algonquian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Algonquian

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Etymology

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From the same Proto-Algic root as Yurok hek' (I say).

Verb

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*e

  1. say (so)

Descendants

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  • Central Algonquian:
    • Miami: iwa (he says)

References

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  • Costa, David J. (2003) The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN
  • J. Blevins, A. Garrett, The rise and fall of l sandhi in California Algic (2007)