Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wa·p-aʔθemwa

This Proto-Algonquian entry contains reconstructed words 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

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

Etymology

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

Noun

*wa·p-aʔθemwa

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

Descendants

Plains Algonquian:
- Cheyenne: vóhpo'ha (“white horse”)
Central Algonquian:
- Cree: wâpatim/ᐋᐧᐸᑎᒼ (aaypatim, “white dog”), and possibly wapâstim/ᐊᐧᐹᐢᑎᒼ (aypaastim, “white dog or horse”)
- Ojibwe: waabasim (“white dog”)
Eastern Algonquian:
- Unami: òpxàm (“white dog”)
- Powhatan: aposoum (“white animal”)
  - → English: opossum, possum
    - → Irish: apasam (“opossum (American marsupial)”), pasam (“possum (Australian marsupial)”)

References

Cheyenne Dictionary of Fisher, Leman, Pine, and Sanchez

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