Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/ka·wa·ntakwa

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

*ka·wa·ntakwa

1. white spruce

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Ojibwe: gaawaandag (“white spruce”)
  • Ottawa: gaagaagwansh (“white spruce”)
  • Menominee: kāwāhtek (“white spruce”)
  • Potawatomi: kawandegos (“white spruce”)
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Mi'kmaq: gawatgw
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: kawatoq (“spruce”)
  • Penobscot: kάwαtakʷ (“white spruce”)

References

• Siebert (1967)