Reconstruction:Proto-Algic/šema·lt-

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This Proto-Algic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Algic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Proulx compares the term to Proto-Pomo *xihmúy (bow).

Noun

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*šema·lt-

  1. bow (weapon which uses arrows as ammunition)

Descendants

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  • Yurok: smohta'r (bow (weapon)) (with -a'r (stick)), 'ne-somot (my bow)
  • >? Wiyot: šbót (bow)

References

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  • Paul Proulx, Proto-Algic IV: Nouns, in Studies in Native American Languages VII, volume 17, number 2 (1992)