Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wa·paθkwa
Proto-Algonquian edit
Alternative forms edit
- *wa·paɬkwa (alternative orthography)
Etymology edit
A compound, possibly formed at a pre-Proto-Algonquian date, of *wa·p- (“white”) + *maθkwa (“bear”).
Noun edit
*wa·paθkwa
Descendants edit
- Plains Algonquian:
- Arapaho: nóókox (“white bear, polar bear”)
- Central Algonquian:
- Cree: wâpask (“polar bear”)
- Eastern Algonquian:
- Penobscot: wɑmp'sk'ʷ, wapskw (“white bear”)
- Malecite-Passamaquoddy: wapsq (“polar bear”)
References edit
- Guillaume Jacques, A Siouan-Algonquian Wanderwort: the name of the bear (2012; Amerindia, 36), which cites Siebert
- George F. Aubin, A Proto-Algonquian Dictionary