Contionary:*sesekāta

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This Proto-Alopian 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-Alopian

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *se·hse·ka·ntakwa, supposedly from *sek (“black”)[1] + *ka·wa·ntakwa (“spruce”).

Noun

*sesekāta

  1. black spruce, Picea mariana.

Descendants

  • Forest Alopian:
    • Siwa: seskora (“tree used to find one's way”)

References

  1. ^ Proulx, Paul (1988). "Algic Color Terms". Anthropological Linguistics. Heatherton, NS: The Trustees of Indiana University. 30 (2): 135–149. JSTOR 30027976.