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Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wa·poswa

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

Etymology

The first part may be *wa·p- (“white”).

Noun

*wa·poswa

  1. hare, rabbit

Descendants
  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Blackfoot: nohkowa, nohkówa (“rabbit”) (showing the shift of *w → *y → n)
    • Arapaho: nóóku (“rabbit, hare”) (showing the shift of *w → *y → n)
    • Cheyenne: vóóhe (“rabbit”) (vóhkóóhe (“rabbit”))
  • Central Algonquian:
    • Cree: wâpos/ᐋᐧᐳᐢ (aaypos, “rabbit”), wapôs (“rabbit”)
    • Ojibwe: waabooz (“rabbit, snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus”)

References
  • Philip Baldi, Linguistic Change and Reconstruction Methodology →ISBN, 1990)
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