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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/ka·wiya
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Proto-Algonquian
Noun
*ka·wiya
- (porcupine) quill
Descendants
- Central Algonquian:
- Cree: kâwiy/ᑳᐃ (kaai, “porcupine-quill”)
- Menominee: ka·wey (“porcupine quill”)
- Ojibwe: gaaway (“porcupine quill”)
- Shawnee: kaawi (“briar, thorn”)
- Eastern Algonquian:
- Mi'kmaq: gawi (“porcupine quill”)
- Abenaki: kôwi (“porcupine quill; thorn”)
- Malecite-Passamaquoddy: kaw (“porcupine quill”)
- Unami: kawe (“quill (of a porcupine or bird”)
See also
- *ka·winšya (“thorn, spine”)
References
- Hockett (1957)