Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/ša·wanw-

This Proto-Algonquian 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-Algonquian

Noun

*ša·wanw-

1. south

Descendants

descendants of *ša·wanw- and *ša·wanwenki (“in the south”)

• Plains Algonquian:
  • Cheyenne: sóvóne (“south”)
• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree: sâwanohk / ᓵᐊᐧᓄᕁ (saaaynohk, “south; in the south”)
  • Atikamekw: cawonok (“south, in the south, from the south”)
  • Ojibwe: zhaawanong (“in, to, or from the south”)
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Penobscot: sawa·'nauk (“in the south”)
  • Mohegan-Pequot: sôwanayo (“south; southwards”)
  • Unami: shaoneyunk (“south; southwards”)
  • Munsee: shaawanéewung (“south”)

References

• Bloomfield (1962)