Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wa·p-aʔθemwa

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

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Alternative forms

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  • *wa·p-aʔɬemwa (alternative orthography)
  • *wa·p-aʔθemw- (*wa·p-aʔɬemw- (alternative orthography))

Etymology

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A compound of *wa·p- (white) +‎ *aθemwa (*aʔθemwa) (dog).

Noun

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*wa·p-aʔθemwa

  1. Literally "white dog". Used by different Algonquian languages as the name of different white animals.

Descendants

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  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Cheyenne: vóhpo'ha (white horse)
  • Central Algonquian:
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Unami: òpxàm (white dog)
    • Powhatan: aposoum (white animal)
      • English: opossum, possum
        • Irish: apasam (opossum (American marsupial)), pasam (possum (Australian marsupial))

References

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