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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·xkw-
 | 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
Noun
*-a·xkw-
- wood; hardwood; tree
Derived terms
- *a·kema·xkwa (“white ash tree”)
- *wi·ʔsaka·xkwa
Descendants
- Central Algonquian:
- Ojibwe: -akwaa- in words like awasaakwaa
- Eastern Algonquian:
- Abenaki: -akw in various tree names
See also
- *menahekwa (“tamarack, American larch”)
- *-a·htekw-; *meʔtekwa (“tree”), *meʔtekwi (“stick”)
References
- Language, Culture, and Society (2014, →ISBN, page 229