Reconstruction:Proto-Salish/k'ʷat'an

This Proto-Salish 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-Salish

Noun

*k'ʷat'an

1. mouse

Descendants

• Coast Salish
  • Klallam: k'ʷát'ən (“rat”)
  • Halkomelem: kw'át'el (“mouse”)
  • Lushootseed: k'ʷat'ad (“mouse”)
  • Squamish: kw'át'an (“mouse”)
  • Saanich: k'ʷet'ən (“mouse”)
• Interior Salish
  • Thompson: k'ʷetn'íʔ (“mouse”)
  • Montana Salish: k'ʷékʷt'neʔ (“mouse”)

References

• M.S. Fleisher; Clallam: A Study in Coast Salish Ethnolinguistics, 1976.