Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/a·kema·xkwa

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

Etymology

*a·kema (“snowshoe”) +‎ *-a·xkw- (“hardwood”)

Noun

*a·kema·xkwa

1. white ash (Fraxinus americana)

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Ojibwe: aagimaak (“white ash”)
  • Montagnais: atshimashkᵘ (“white ash”)
  • Atikamekw: akimaskw
• Eastern Algonquian: *ākəmāxkw
  • Abenaki: ôgmakw (“white ash”)

References

• Ives Goddard, The Eastern Algonquian Intrusive Nasal (1965)
• Costa, The Miami-Illinois Language (1994)
• Language, Culture, and Society (2014, →ISBN, page 229