Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/meno·tayi

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

*meno·tayi

1. bag, sack, basket

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • (possibly) Montagnais: miut (“box, crate, suitcase, bag”)
  • Menominee: menūtīh (“bag, sack”)
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Mi'kmaq: munti (“bag”)
  • Abenaki: mnoda (“bag, basket”)
  • Penobscot: mə̀note (“bag, sack”)
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: maninut (“purse, wallet, pocketbook”)
  • Massachusett: manȣk
  • Mohegan-Pequot: manotá (“basket”)
  • Unami: mënutès (“bag, basket, handbag, purse”)