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

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

    1. 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

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