Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/mesi

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

Etymology

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Particle

*mesi

  1. all, whole, everywhere

Descendants

  • Plains Algonquian:
    • >? Arapaho: beissiihi' (“all of it”)
    • >? Blackfoot: i'tsin (“everything”)
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: ᒥᓯ- (misi-, “all”)
    • Ojibwe: miziwe (“everywhere”)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: azi- (“each”)
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: psi, psiw (“all, every; completely, entirely”)
    • Mi'kmaq: ms't (“all, every”)
    • Unami: mësi (“here and there, different, various”)

References

  • Hewson, John (2017), “mesi”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
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