Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/pepo·ni

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 Proto-Algic *pipo·ne (“winter”).

Noun

*pepo·ni

1. winter

Descendants

• Central Algonquian
  • Cree: ᐱᐳᐣ (pipon)
  • Montagnais: pipun
  • Atikamekw: pipon
  • Northern East Cree: ᐱᐳᓐ (pipon)
  • Southern East Cree: ᐱᐳᓐ (pipon)
  • Naskapi: ᐱᐳᓐ (pipun)
  • Swampy Cree: ᐱᐳᓐ (pipon)
  • Ojibwe: biboon
  • Ottawa: bboon
  • Menominee: pepōn
  • Fox: pepôwi
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Abenaki: pebon (“winter”)
  • Penobscot: pəbu'n (“winter”)
  • Mohegan-Pequot: pupon (“winter”)
  • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: pun

References

• Paul Proulx, Proto-Algic IV: Nouns, in Studies in Native American Languages VII, volume 17, number 2 (1992)