Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/mi·kwana

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

Noun

*mi·kwana

  1. feather

Descendants

  • Plains Algonquian
    • Cheyenne: mée'e
  • Central Algonquian
    • Cree
      • Plains Cree: mêkwan/ᒣᑲᐧᐣ / mîkwan/ᒦᑲᐧᐣ
      • Moose Cree: mîkwan
      • Naskapi: miikun/ᒥᑯᓐ (mikun)
      • Montagnais: mikun
      • Atikamekw: mikon
      • Swampy Cree: mîkwan/ᒦᑾᓐ
      • Southern East Cree: miikun/ᒦᑯᓐ (miikon)
      • Northern East Cree: miikun/ᒦᑯᓐ (miikon)
    • Ojibwe: miigwan
    • Ottawa: miigwan/miigon
    • Potawatomi: migwen
    • Fox: mîkona
    • Menominee: mēkon
  • Eastern Algonquian
    • Abenaki: miguin
    • Mi'kmaq: pi'gun
    • Mohegan-Pequot: miqun
    • Unami: mikwën
    • Munsee: míikwan
    • Massachusett: méqun