Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/meʔtekwa

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

Animate counterpart of *meʔtekwi (“stick”).

Noun

*meʔtekwa

tree

Related terms

*meʔtekwa·pyi (“bow”)

Descendants

Eastern Algonquian:
- Unami: probably the middle element of wemahtekëne (“he is all over the woods”), wemahtekënis (“mythical creature (dwarf, leprechaun) that lives in the woods”)
- Powhatan: meihtucs

either from this term or a related term:

Central Algonquian:
- Fox: mehtêha (“bow”)
Eastern Algonquian:
- Massachusett: muhtugquash (or from *meʔtekwari ?)
- Narragansett: mihtuckquash (or from *meʔtekwari ?)

References

Bulletin: Anthropological series (1967), issue 78, page 56

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