Reconstruction:Proto-Salish/mc'ac'

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

Etymology

This root is only found in Interior Salish.

Noun

*mc'ac'

1. groundhog

Descendants

• Interior Salish
  • Lillooet: šəmčác' (“groundhog”)

References

• Jan Van Eijk; Lillooet-English Dictionary, 2018.