Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/a·skikwa

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

Siebert says this term uses the same suffix *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”) as *(w)a·pikwa (“rat”).

Noun

*a·skikwa

1. a seal, a harbor seal

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree: ᐋᐦᑭᐠ (aahkik, “seal”)
  • Naskapi: ᐊᒋᒄ (achikw, “seal”)
  • Atikamekw: akikw
  • Ojibwe: aaskik (“seal”), alternatively gaaskik (“seal”)
• Eastern Algonquian: *āskikʷ
  • Abenaki: akikw (“seal”)
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: ahkiq (“seal”)
  • Penobscot: àhkikʷ (“seal”)

References

• Siebert (1967)
• Papers of the Ninth Algonquian Conference (1978)