Reconstruction:Proto-Salish/sməq'ʷaʔ

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

*sməq'ʷaʔ

1. crane, heron

Descendants

• Coast Salish
  • Halkomelem: smôqw'e (“great blue heron”)
  • Squamish: smeḵw'á7 (“great blue heron”)
  • Lushootseed: sbəq̓ʷaʔ (“heron”)
• Interior Salish
  • Lillooet: šmə́q'ʷaʔ (“blue heron”)

References

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