Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/čapo·nk-
Proto-Algonquian edit
Etymology edit
This is one of only two terms which point to č and t being distinct phonemes (as opposed to allophones) outside of clusters; the other is the very questionable word *ti·nti·wa (quod vide).
Verb edit
*čapo·nk-
- to splash
Descendants edit
- Central Algonquian:
- Menominee: capu·q (“splash! sound of something falling into water”)
References edit
- Bloomfield (1925)
- Goddard (1979)