Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/piᐧwanwi

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

Verb

*piᐧwanwi

  1. it snows

Descendants

  • Plains Cree: ᐲᐊᐧᐣ (“pîwan”)
  • Moose Cree: ᐱᐗᐣ (“pîwan”)
  • Potawatomi: boni
  • Montagnais: piuan

Synonyms

References

  • Anthropological Linguistics (the journal of Indiana University's Department of Anthropology), volume 39, issue 1 (1997)
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