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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/mehši

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

Etymology

From Proto-Algic *mehše (“fire”).

Noun

*mehši (plural *mehθari or *mehɬari)[1][2][3]

  1. piece of firewood

Descendants
  • Plains Algonquian:
    • probably Blackfoot miszís (“tree; log”) (in the plural, "firewood")
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Plains Cree: mihti (“(piece of) firewood”)
    • Ojibwe: mishi (“(piece of) firewood”)
    • Algonquin: misan (“firewood”)
    • Miami: mihsi (“piece of firewood”), mihsa (“pieces of firewood”)
    • Menominee: maehsēw (“piece of firewood”)
    • Moose Cree: mihti (“piece of firewood”), mihta (“pieces of firewood”)
    • Southern East Cree: ᒥᐦᑦ (miht)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • possibly Unami mësakw (“log”)

See also

References
  1. Berman, Howard (1992) “A Restriction on the Shape of Proto-Algonquian Nouns”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 58, number 3, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, →JSTOR, page 321
  2. Goddard, Ives (2015) “Arapaho Historical Morphology”, in Anthropological Linguistics, volume 57, number 4, University of Nebraska Press, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 353
  3. Goddard, Ives (1982) “The Historical Phonology of Munsee”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 48, number 1, Chicago: The University of Chicago, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 43
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