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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/šek-

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

Verb

*šek-

  1. to urinate

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Blackfoot: ssksi (“urinate”)
    • Cheyenne: -xaa'e (“urinate”)
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: sikow / ᓯᑯᐤ (sikow, “she or he urinates”)
    • Ojibwe: zhiishiigi (“she or he urinates”)
  • Eastern Algonquian: *šəkīw (“urinate”)
    • Mi'kmaq: segi (“I urinate”)
    • Abenaki: segi- (“urinate”)
    • Penobscot: səgi-, sigi- (“urinate”)
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: soku (“she or he urinates”)
    • Unami: shki (“urinate”)
    • Munsee: shkíiw (“urinate”)

References
  • Siebert (1967)
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