Reconstruction:Proto-Salish/mə̣c'ụl

This Proto-Salish 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-Salish

Noun

*mə̣c'ụl

1. pus

Descendants

• Coast Salish
  • Klallam: ŋə́c'ł (“pus”)
  • Halkomelem: méθ'eł (“pus”)
  • Squamish: mác'uł (“pus”)
• Interior Salish
  • Lillooet: mạ́c'ụł (“pus”)

References

• Jan Van Eijk; Lillooet-English Dictionary, 2018.
• M.S. Fleisher; Clallam: A Study in Coast Salish Ethnolinguistics, 1976.