Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/me-

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

Alternative forms

• *met- (see usage notes at ne-)
• *mi·- (in some compounds, see usage notes at ne-)

Etymology

From Proto-Algic *meʔ-, whence also Yurok me- (“someone's”) and Wiyot b- (showing the hardening of the Proto-Algic nasal m to the stop b).

Prefix

*me-

1. someone's; the third person, indefinite

   *mi·kiwa·ʔmi

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree: mi-, ᒥ- (mi-)
  • Menominee: mɛ-
  • Ojibwe: mi-
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Abenaki: m-
  • Mohegan-Pequot: mu-

See also

• *ne-, *ke-, *we-