Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/meʔtekwi

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

Inanimate counterpart of *meʔtekwa (“tree”).

Noun

*meʔtekwi (plural *meʔtekwari)

stick

Related terms

*meʔtekwa·pyi (“bow”)

Descendants

Plains Algonquian:
- Arapaho: beeté' (béètéʔ) (“bow”)
- Cheyenne: ma'ta (“bow”)
Central Algonquian:
- Cree: mistik/ᒥᐢᑎᐠ (mistik, “stick”)
- Menominee: mɛqtek (“piece of wood; stick; wood; bow”)
- Ojibwe: mitig (“stick”)
Eastern Algonquian: *məhtəkʷ (“stick”)
- Mohegan-Pequot: muhtuq (“tree”)
- Delaware:
  - Munsee: míhtkwus (“stick”)
  - Unami: mësakw (“log”)

References

Bulletin: Anthropological series (1967), issue 78, page 56
Marc Picard, Principles and Methods in Historical Phonology: From Proto-Algonkian to Arapaho

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