Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wa·paθkwa
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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
- *wa·paɬkwa (alternative orthography)
Etymology
A compound, possibly formed at a pre-Proto-Algonquian date, of *wa·p- (“white”) + *maθkwa (“bear”).
Noun
*wa·paθkwa
Descendants
- Plains Algonquian:
- Arapaho: nóókox (“white bear, polar bear”)
- Central Algonquian:
- Cree: wâpask (“polar bear”)
- Eastern Algonquian:
- Penobscot: wɑmp'sk'ʷ, wapskw (“white bear”)
- Malecite-Passamaquoddy: wapsq (“polar bear”)
References
- Guillaume Jacques, A Siouan-Algonquian Wanderwort: the name of the bear (2012; Amerindia, 36), which cites Siebert
- George F. Aubin, A Proto-Algonquian Dictionary