Reconstruction:Proto-Salish/s-məqʼʷ-aʔ

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

*s-məqʼʷ-aʔ

  1. crane, heron

Descendants

  • Coast Salish
    • Halkomelem: smôqw'e (“great blue heron”)
    • Squamish: smeḵwʼá7 (“great blue heron”)
    • Lushootseed: sbəq̓ʷaʔ (“heron”)
  • Interior Salish
    • Lillooet: šmə́q'ʷaʔ (“blue heron”)

References

  • Jan Van Eijk; Lillooet-English Dictionary, 2018.
  • Aert Kuipers (2002), Salish Etymological Dictionary, Missoula, MT: Linguistics Laboratory, University of Montana, →ISBN, page 69
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