Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/kaxkaᐧpeϴk-

This Proto-Algonquian 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-Algonquian

Noun

*kaxkaᐧpeϴk-

waterfall

Descendants

Central Algonquian:
- Menominee: kahkāpaehkat
- Eastern Great Lakes:
  - Ojibwe-Potawatomi:
    - Ojibwe: gakaamikijiwan (“it is a waterfall”)
Eastern Algonquian:
- Malecite-Passamaquoddy: kapsq
- Mi'kmaq: qapskw