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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/pešiwa

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

Possibly from a Proto-Algic root which was also the source of Yurok pusi/puesee (“cat”), if that term is not simply a borrowing of English pussy(cat).

Noun

*pešiwa

  1. large cat; bobcat, lynx

Descendants
  • Abenaki: bezo (“bobcat”), bezois, pezois (“housecat”)
  • possibly Blackfoot póósa, if that term is not a loan from English pussy(cat)
  • possibly Cheyenne póéso (“cat”), if that term is not a loan from English pussy(cat)
  • Cree: pisiw / ᐱᓯᐤ (pisiw, “lynx, bobcat”)
  • Miami: pinšiwa (“bobcat; housecat”)
  • Ojibwe: bizhiw (“lynx”)
  • Unami: pushis (“housecat”)

References
  • Siebert (1967)
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