Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/so·kaθa·nwi

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

Etymology

From *so·k- (“pouring, soaking”, preverb) +‎ *aθa·nwi (“to rain”).

Verb

*so·kaθa·nwi inan

(Eastern Algonquian, inanimate, intransitive) it is pouring rain

Descendants

Eastern Algonquian: *sōkərān
- Abenakian:
  - Abenaki:
    - Abenaki: soglôn
    - Penobscot: sòkəlαn
  - Malecite-Passamaquoddy: sukalan, sukolan
- Southern New England:
  - Mohegan-Pequot: sokuyôn
- Delaware:
  - Unami: sukëlan
  - Munsee: sookǔlaan

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