Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/-ikw-

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

Alternative forms

• *-ikwa (with animate ending)

Noun

*-ikw-

1. small, gnawing animal

Derived terms

• *a·skikwa (“seal”)
• *(w)a·pikwa (“rat”)

possibly:

• *e·rikwa
• *kene·pikwa
• *papikwa

References

• Siebert (1967)