Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/kaxka·peθk-

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

*kaxka·peθk-

1. waterfall

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Menominee: kahkāpaehkat
  • Eastern Great Lakes:
    • Ojibwe-Potawatomi:
      • Ojibwe: gakaamikijiwan (“it is a waterfall”)
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: kapsq
  • Mi'kmaq: qapskw