Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wi·yawehsi

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

Noun

*wi·yawehsi

meat

Descendants

Central Algonquian:
- Cree: wîyâs / ᐄᐧᔮᐢ (iiyyaas, “meat”)
- Fox: wîyâthi (“meat”)
- Miami: wiiyoohsi (“meat”)
- Ojibwe: wiiyaas -an (“meat”)
Eastern Algonquian:
- Abenaki: wios (“meat”)
- Mohegan-Pequot: wiyawhs (“meat”)
- Quiripi: wéeows
- Unami: wiyus (“meat”)

References

Goddard (1982)

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