Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/maxkeseni

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

Compare Beothuk moosin.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

*maxkeseni

1. moccasin, shoe

Descendants

• Plains Algonquian
  • Arapaho: wo'oh
  • Gros Ventre: wˀóh
  • Cheyenne: moˀkeha
• Central Algonquian
  • Cree:
    • Plains Cree: maskisin, ᒪᐢᑭᓯᐣ
    • Southern East Cree: ᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐ (mascisin)
    • Swampy Cree: ᒪᔅᑭᓯᓐ (maskisin)
    • Montagnais: massin
  • Ojibwe: makizin
    • Ottawa: mkizin
  • Fox: mahkethêhi
  • Menominee: māhkesen
  • Kickapoo: mahkeθeehi
  • Miami: mahkisini
  • Shawnee: mkiθe
• Eastern Algonquian
  • Massachusett: mohkisson
  • Abenaki: mkezen
  • Penobscot: màhksən
  • Mi'kmaq: mg'sn
  • Munsee: máhksun
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: olonakson, pkoson
  • Unami: lënhaksën
  • Mohegan-Pequot: mahkus
  • Mahican: mkissin
  • Powhatan: mockasins, mawhcasuns