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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/ahšaᐧkeᐧwa

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

*ahšaᐧkeᐧwa[1]

  1. crawfish, lobster

Descendants
  • Fox: shâhkîwa/ashâhkîwa (“crayfish, crab”)
  • Miami: saahkia (“crawfish”)
  • Ojibwe: ashaageshiinh (“crayfish, crab”)
  • possibly Menominee ohtāwakamæk (“crawfish”)
  • Montagnais: ashatsheu (“lobster”)
  • Cree: sâkîw (“crab, lobster”)
  • possibly Unami shahëmwis (“crayfish”)
  • possibly Mohegan-Pequot muhshôc (“lobster”)
  • possibly Massachusett ashaūnt (“lobster”)
  • possibly Penobscot nsὰke (“lobster, crayfish, crustacean”)
  • possibly Malecite-Passamaquoddy 'sak/sak (“lobster”)
  • possibly Mi'kmaq jagej (“lobster”)

References
  1. Hewson, John (2017) “*ahšaᐧkeᐧwa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
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