Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/pepo·n-

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Algic *pipo·n- (be winter).

Verb

*pepo·n-

  1. be winter

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Plains Algonquian:
    • Cheyenne: -aéneve (be winter) (from *pepo·no·wi), aénéva (winter time; year) (from *pepo·nwi)
  • Central Algonquian:
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Mohegan-Pequot: pupon (it is winter)
    • Abenaki: pebon (it is winter)

References

  • Paul Proulx, Proto-Algic IV: Nouns, in Studies in Native American Languages VII, volume 17, number 2 (1992)