Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/peʔθa·nwi

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

Verb

*peʔθa·nwi

  1. it snows

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Abenaki: psô(n) (“it snows”)
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: psan
  • Mi'kmaq: pesaq

References

  • Anthropological Linguistics (the journal of Indiana University's Department of Anthropology), volume 39, issue 1 (1997)
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