Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/meskwa·kamyiwi
Proto-Algonquian
editEtymology
editThe first element is *meskwi (“red”).
Verb
edit*meskwa·kamyiwi
Descendants
edit- Central Algonquian:
- Cree: ᒥᐦᒁᑲᒥᐣ (mihkwaakamin, “it is a red liquid”), ᒥᐦᒁᑲᒥᐤ (mihkwaakamiw, “it is a red liquid, it is red water”)
- Ojibwe: miskwaagamin (“red liquid”) (older spelling: miskwâgami)[1]
References
edit- Siebert (1967)
- ^ A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of Otchipwe (1878)