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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/a·skikwa

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

Etymology

Siebert says this term uses the same suffix *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”) as *(w)a·pikwa (“rat”).

Noun

*a·skikwa

  1. a seal, a harbour seal

Descendants
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: ᐋᐦᑭᐠ (âhkik, “seal”)
    • Ojibwe: aaskik (“seal”), alternatively gaaskik (“seal”)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: akikw (“seal”)

References
  • Siebert (1967)
  • Papers of the Ninth Algonquian Conference (1978)
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