Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/apw-

This Proto-Algonquian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Perhaps related to Proto-Algic *pew- (“put on the fire”).

Verb

*apw-

roast, bake

Derived terms

*apwa·ni

Descendants

Central Algonquian:
- Cree: apwêw/ᐊᐯᐧᐤ (apeyw, “she or he makes a roast (over a fire on a spit)”)
- Ojibwe abwe (“roast”)
Eastern Algonquian:
- Abenaki: abo-
- Unami: ahpu(si) (“roast; bake”)

References

Paul Proulx, Proto-Algic IV: Nouns, in Studies in Native American Languages VII, volume 17, number 2 (1992)