Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wa·poswa

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

Etymology

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

Noun

*wa·poswa

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/ᐚᐳᐢ (waapos, “rabbit”), wapôs (“rabbit”)
  - Plains Cree: wâpos, ᐚᐳᐢ (“rabbit, hare”)
  - Moose Cree: wâpošw, ᐙᐳᔥᐤ (“rabbit, hare”)
  - Northern East Cree: waapush, ᐧᐋᐳᔥ (yaaposh, “rabbit, hare, Lepus americanus”)
  - Southern East Cree: waapush, ᐧᐋᐳᔥ (yaaposh, “snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus”)
  - Atikamekw: wapoc (“rabbit”)
  - Montagnais: uapush
- Ojibwe: waabooz (“rabbit, snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus”)
- Potawatomi: wabozo (“snowshoe hare”)
- Menominee: wāpos
- Miami: waapanswa
Eastern Algonquian:
- Mi'kmaq: wapus (“hare, rabbit”)

References

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

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