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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/papikwa

This Proto-Algonquian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Compare *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”).

Noun

*papikwa

  1. flea

Descendants
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Ojibwe: babig (“flea”)
    • Miami: papikwa (“flea”)
    • Kickapoo: papikwa (“flea”)
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: pabikw (“flea”)
    • ‘’Delaware’’
    • Unami: ahpikw (“flea”)
    • Wampanoag: papekq (“flea”)

References
  • Goddard (1982)
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