Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wa·pi-ki·la·hkwa

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 edit

Etymology edit

A compound of *wa·p- (white) and Proto-Algic *ki·la·hka (goose), with -w- added under the influence of other birds' names.

Noun edit

*wa·pi-ki·la·hkwa

  1. (Eastern Algonquian) snow goose

Descendants edit

  • Eastern Algonquian: *wāpīkīrāhkw
    • Abenaki: wôbigilhakw
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: wapikilahq

References edit

  • Paul Proulx, Proto-Algic VI: Conditioned Yurok reflexes of Proto-Algic vowels, Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics 27:124–138 (2004)