Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/keʔči-

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

Preverb

*keʔči-

1. big

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree: ᑭᔅᒋ- (kisci-, “big”)
  • Plains Cree: (“big”)

    Latin script: kisci-

    Canadian syllabics script: ᑭᐢᒋ

  • Ojibwe: gichi- (“big, a lot”)
  • Fox: kehči- (“much, very big”)
  • Menominee: kɛʔče- (“big, much”)
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Abenaki: kchi (“big, great”)
  • Mohegan-Pequot: kôkci- (“big”)
  • Munsee: kíhchi- (“big, very”)
  • Unami: kit- (“big”)
  • Penobscot: ktci (“big, great”)