Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/si·pi·wi

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

*si·pi·wi

1. river

Derived terms

• *si·pi·wehsehsi (diminutive)
  • Abenaki: sibosis
  • Cree: ᓰᐲᓯᔅ (siipiisis)
  • Menominee: si·piahsɛh
  • Mohegan-Pequot: sipowihs

Descendants

• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree: [script needed] (si·piy)
  • Fox: si·po·wi
  • Menominee: seᐧpeᐧw
  • Ojibwe: si·pid
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Abenaki: sibo
  • Delaware:
    • Munsee: síipuw (sí·pəw)
    • Unami: sipu
  • Mohegan-Pequot: sipo