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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/pya·kimini

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

The second element is -imini (“berry”).

Noun

*pya·kimini

  1. cranberry

Descendants
  • Central Algonquian:
    • possibly Potawatomi pokminesin (“cranberries”)
    • Fox: pyâkimini (“persimmon”)
    • Miami: pyaakimina (“persimmons”)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Mohegan-Pequot: pôcum (“cranberry”)
    • Unami: pakim (“cranberry”)

References
  • Goddard (1982)
  • Costa, David J. (2003) The Miami-Illinois Language (Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas), Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN
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