Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/pepo·n-

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

Alternative forms

• *pepon-, *pepwen- (see *pepo·nwi)

Etymology

From Proto-Algic *pipo·n- (“be winter”).

Verb

*pepo·n-

1. be winter

Antonyms

• *ni·pen-

Descendants

• Plains Algonquian:
  • Cheyenne: -aéneve (“be winter”) (from *pepo·no·wi), aénéva (“winter time; year”) (from *pepo·nwi)
• Central Algonquian:
  • Cree: pipon / ᐱᐳᐣ (pipon, “it is winter”)
  • Ojibwe: biboon (“it is winter”)
  • Fox: pepôwi (“it is winter”)
  • Miami: pipoonwi (“it is winter”)
• Eastern Algonquian:
  • Mohegan-Pequot: pupon (“it is winter”)
  • Abenaki: pebon (“it is winter”)

References

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