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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wete·himini

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

*wete·himini

  1. strawberry

Usage notes
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy pskihqimins (“strawberry”) and Abenaki mskikoimins (“strawberry”) do not derive from this word and are instead compounds meaning "red berry".

Descendants
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: otêhimin / ᐅᑌᐦᐃᒥᐣ (otehimin, “strawberry”)
    • Ojibwe: ode'imin (“strawberry”)
    • Fox: têhimini (“strawberry”)
    • Miami: ateehimini (“strawberry”)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Mi'kmaq: atuomgomin (“strawberry”)
    • Massachusett: wuttahminneoh (“strawberry”)
    • Munsee: wté·hi·m (“strawberry”)
    • Unami: wtèhim, wtèhim (“strawberry”)

References
  • Goddard (1982)
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