Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/aʔθa·xkamiki

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

*aʔθa·xkamiki

1. moss

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi
    • Plains Cree: ᐊᐢᑖᐢᑲᒥᑲᐧ (astâskamikwa)
    • Moose Cree: ᐊᐢᑲᒥᒄ (askamikw)
  • Menominee: aqnāhkamek
  • Potawatomi: asakmek
  • Ottawa: aasekmik
  • Ojibwe: aasaakamig

Notes

• Attested in Montagnais Compounds uishaushkamikᵘ (“Moss of genus polytrichim”), uapitsheushkamikᵘ (“caribou moss”), massekushkamikᵘ (“sphagnum”).

References

• Hockett (1957)