Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/panθ-

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

• *panɬ- (alternative orthography)

Verb

*panθ-

1. roast, singe

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Miami: nipantaa (“I grill him, I singe him”)

References

• David Costa, New Notes on Miami-Illinois (2008), citing Goddard (1973)