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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/e·rikwa

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”).

Noun

*e·rikwa (plural *e·rikwaki)

  1. ant

Descendants
  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Cheyenne: hátšeške
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: êyik / ᐁᔨᐠ (eyik); êyikos / ᐁᔨᑯᐢ (eyikos)
    • Ojibwe: enigoons
    • Algonquin: enik
    • Fox: ênikonôtha
    • Miami: eelikwa
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: alikws
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: eniqs
    • Massachusett: antannuneks
    • Mohegan-Pequot: áyiks
    • Unami: èlikwës

References
  • Siebert (1975)
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