Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-a·xkw-

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

*-a·xkw-

1. wood; hardwood; tree

Derived terms

• *a·kema·xkwa (“white ash tree”)
• *wi·ʔsaka·xkwa

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Ojibwe: -akwaa- in words like awasaakwaa
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Abenaki: -akw in various tree names
  • Unami: -akw (“tree”)

See also

• *menahekwa (“tamarack, American larch”)
• *-a·htekw-; *meʔtekwa (“tree”), *meʔtekwi (“stick”)

References

• Language, Culture, and Society (2014, →ISBN, page 229