Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/pemyi

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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

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Alternative forms

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  • *pemi (older reconstruction)

Etymology

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From Proto-Algic *peʔmeye (grease), whence also Yurok pemey (grease, cooking fat, oil) and Wiyot bo'm, pu'm (grease).

Noun

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*pemyi

  1. grease, oil, fat

Descendants

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  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Blackfoot: pomís (fat, lard)
    • Cheyenne: ame (grease)
  • Central Algonquian:
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: bemi, pemi (grease, oil, fat)
    • probably Malecite-Passamaquoddy mimey (grease, oil)
    • probably Mikmaq mimei (grease, oil)
    • Penobscot: pə̀mi
    • Delaware:
    • Mohegan-Pequot: pum (grease, oil, butter)
    • probably Massachussetts pummee (oil,grease,fat)

References

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  • Goddard (1981)