Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/penkwa

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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Noun

*penkwa anim[1]

  1. A bloodsucking fly or other small bug which flies and bites.

Descendants

  • Plains Algonquian:
    • >? Cheyenne: -pe'pe'e'háoohe (“holler fly”)
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: ᐱᐦᑯᐢ (pihkos, “sandfly”)
    • Ojibwe: ⇒ (South Central) bingoshens (“gnat”), ⇒ (Red Lake) bigoshens (“gnat”)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: pegwes (“mosquito”)
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: piqis (“blackfly”)
    • Unami: punkwës (“mosquito”)

References

  1. ^ Hewson, John (2017), “penkwa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
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