Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/mwa·kwa

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

*mwa·kwa

common loon

Descendants

Central Algonquian:
- Cree: mâkwa/ᒫᑲᐧ (maakay, “loon”), mwâkwa/ᒫᐧᑲᐧ (maaykay, “loon”)
- Menominee: muak (“loon”)
- Ojibwe: maang (“loon, common loon”)
Eastern Algonquian:
- Mi'kmaq: gwimu (“loon”)

References

Kenneth L. Miner, Theoretical Implications of the Great Menominee Vowel Shift, in Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics 4 (1979)
David Costa, The Historical Phonology of Miami-Illinois Consonants, in the International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 57
Berman, Howard (1992), “A Restriction on the Shape of Proto-Algonquian Nouns”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 58, issue 3, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, JSTOR 3519790