< Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian
Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/a·kema·xkwa
Proto-Algonquian
Etymology
*a·kema (“snowshoe”) + *-a·xkw- (“hardwood”)
Noun
*a·kema·xkwa
- white ash (Fraxinus americana)
Descendants
- Central Algonquian:
- Ojibwe: aagimaak (“white ash”)
- Eastern Algonquian:
- Abenaki: ôgmakw (“white ash”)
References
- Ives Goddard, The Eastern Algonquian Intrusive Nasal (1965)
- Costa, The Miami-Illinois Language (1994)
- Language, Culture, and Society (2014, →ISBN, page 229