Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/a·mo·wa

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

*a·mo·we·wa

Noun

*a·mo·wa^[1]^[2]^[3]

bee

Descendants

Plains Algonquian:
- Blackfoot: naamóówa (“bee”) (with n- added under the influence of other words)
- Cheyenne: háhnoma (“bee”)
Central Algonquian:
- Plains Cree: âmow (“bee”)
- Naskapi: ᐊᒧᐤ (amuw, “bee”)
- Menominee: a·mo·w (“bee”)
- Ojibwe: aamoo (“bee, wasp”)
- Potawatomi: amo (“bee”)
- Fox: âmôwa (“bee”) aamoa (“bee”) (Kickapoo)
- Shawnee: heemo (“bee”)
Eastern Algonquian:
- Mi'kmaq: amu (“bee”)
- Abenaki: ômwa (“bee”)
- Malecite-Passamaquoddy: amuwes (“bee”)
- Mahican: amuáu (“bee”) (or from *a·mo·we·wa), amuáschik (“little bee”)
- Unami: amëwe

References

^ Berman, Howard (2006) “Studies in Blackfoot Prehistory”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 72, number 2, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, →JSTOR, page 279
^ Warne, Janet Leila (1975) A historical phonology of Abenaki (PhD Thesis)‎^[1], McGill University, page 81
^ Goddard, Ives (1965) “The Eastern Algonquian Intrusive Nasal”, in Southwestern Journal of Anthropology, volume 31, number 3, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, →JSTOR, page 213

[1] Berman, Howard (2006) “Studies in Blackfoot Prehistory”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 72, number 2, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, →JSTOR, page 279

[2] Warne, Janet Leila (1975) A historical phonology of Abenaki (PhD Thesis)‎^[1], McGill University, page 81

[3] Goddard, Ives (1965) “The Eastern Algonquian Intrusive Nasal”, in Southwestern Journal of Anthropology, volume 31, number 3, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, →JSTOR, page 213

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