Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/(w)a·pikwa
Proto-Algonquian
editEtymology
editSiebert says this term uses the same suffix *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”) as *a·skikwa (“seal, harbour seal”). The first element, in turn, is apparently *wa·p- (“white”).
Noun
edit*(w)a·pikwa
Derived terms
edit- *(w)a·pikwehs (“diminutive: mouse”)
Descendants
edit- Central Algonquian:
- Fox: wâpikonôha (with a diminutive suffix)
- Eastern Algonquian:
References
edit- Siebert (1967)