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CANONICAL LANGUAGE GRAPH

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NODE / 0352attestedEastern Algonquian source (variety unresolved)

mos / moos

moose

DATE
Eastern Algonquian source; variety unresolved
SENSE
moose animal
FAMILY
Algic / Algonquian · Eastern Algonquian
CANONICAL KEY
node:52:mos:attested:sense:moose-animal

The form groups closely matching cited Eastern Algonquian evidence without asserting that Massachusett or Eastern Abenaki was uniquely the immediate donor.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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THE TRAIL ENDS HERE.

No securely reviewed ancestor extends beyond this node. 1 evidence path stops at this boundary.

INSPECT 1 CITED BOUNDARY CLAIM
GO DEEPERknowledge boundaryboundary
Beyond secure reconstruction · before the unresolved Eastern Algonquian donor · moose source boundary

UNKNOWN

No unique donor variety or deeper reconstruction is promoted.

SOUND
The donor variety and deeper reconstructed path are not promoted beyond the evidence reviewed here.
MEANING
The route stops rather than converting cognates into a false direct lineage.
SCHOLAR
SET-U editorial boundary
CONFIDENCE
boundary — Massachusett and Eastern Abenaki forms support the family attribution without uniquely identifying the borrowing event.
Moose — Word HistorysupportsWord History — broad Algonquian origin

The broad label supports preserving donor-variety uncertainty.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 333 ↗
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTproposed borrowingprobable
Present-Day English · 1603–today · alces animal

moose

the largest living member of the deer family

SOUND
English moose reflects a closely matching Eastern Algonquian animal name such as moos or mos.
MEANING
The animal referent remained stable.
CHRONOLOGY
English record by 1603.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors · Canadian Language Museum
CONFIDENCE
probable — Algonquian origin is secure, but the exact donor variety is not uniquely established in the reviewed evidence.
Moose — Word HistorysupportsWord History — of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett moos

Secures the family attribution and one related form.

ORIGINAL ↗
Indigenous Languages in Canada — English loanssupportsEnglish loan examples — Eastern Abenaki mos “moose”

Supplies an additional Eastern Algonquian form while not proving unique donor status.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 332 ↗
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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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This is the complete downstream closure currently supported by the canonical graph. Every displayed step is a real reviewed edge with its own sound claim, meaning claim, scholar, confidence, and citations.

UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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REVIEWED EDGES
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DEEPEST PATH
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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moose1 connected node
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
STEP 01proposed borrowingprobable
Eastern Algonquian source (variety unresolved)mos / moos→Present-Day English · 1603–todaymoosethe largest living member of the deer family
SOUND
English moose reflects a closely matching Eastern Algonquian animal name such as moos or mos.
MEANING
The animal referent remained stable.
Merriam-Webster Editors · Canadian Language Museum2 CITATIONSEDGE 332 ↗
Moose — Word History · Word History — of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett moos ↗Indigenous Languages in Canada — English loans · English loan examples — Eastern Abenaki mos “moose” ↗

“Every” means every descendant in the reviewed SET-U graph. It does not convert missing scholarship or missing ingestion into a claim of historical completeness. The coverage ledger remains the honest denominator.

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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NO RECORDED WITNESS ATTACHED.

The reviewed graph does not yet attach a source-reported or directly inspected witness to this canonical form.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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02moosemos / moos · established