Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/po·

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

From Proto-Algic *pew- (“put on the fire”). Perhaps related to *apw-.

Verb

*po·

1. put on the fire or into a pot

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree: ᐴᓇᒼ (poonam)/pônam (“she or he puts (something as) fuel on the fire”)
  • Ojibwe: boodawe/ᑀᑕᐌ (“she or he builds a fire”)

References

• Paul Proulx, Proto-Algic IV: Nouns, in Studies in Native American Languages VII, volume 17, number 2 (1992)
• Ningewance, Patricia M. Zagataagan: A Northern Ojibwe Dictionary. Anishaabemowin Ikidowinan gaa-niibidebii'igaadegin dago gaye ewemitigoozhiibii'igaadegin (2009)