< Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian
Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/aʔθaᐧxkamiki
Proto-Algonquian
Noun
*aʔθaᐧxkamiki
- moss
Descendants
- Central Algonquian:
- Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi
- Plains Cree: ᐊᐢᑖᐢᑲᒥᑲᐧ (astâskamikwa)
- Moose Cree: ᐊᐢᑲᒥᒄ (askamikw)
- Menominee: aqnāhkamek
- Potawatomi: asakmek
- Ottawa: aasekmik
- Ojibwe: aasaakamig
- Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi
Notes
- Attested in Montagnais Compounds uishaushkamikᵘ (“Moss of genus polytrichim”), uapitsheushkamikᵘ (“caribou moss”), massekushkamikᵘ (“sphagnum”).
References
- Hockett (1957)