Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/šek-

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

Verb

*šek-

1. to urinate

Derived terms

• *šeka·kwa (“skunk”)

Descendants

• Plains Algonquian:
  • Blackfoot: ssksi (“urinate”)
  • Cheyenne: -xaa'e (“urinate”)
• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree: sikow / ᓯᑯᐤ (sikow, “she or he urinates”)
  • Ojibwe: zhiishiigi (“she or he urinates”)
• Eastern Algonquian: *šəkīw (“urinate”)
  • Mi'kmaq: segi (“I urinate”)
  • Abenaki: segi- (“urinate”)
  • Penobscot: səgi-, sigi- (“urinate”)
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: soku (“she or he urinates”)
  • Unami: shki (“urinate”)
  • Munsee: shkíiw (“urinate”)

References

• Siebert (1967)