Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/(w)a·pikwa
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Proto-Algonquian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Siebert says this term uses the same suffix *-ikw- (“small, gnawing animal”) as *a·skikwa (“seal, harbour seal”). The first element, in turn, is apparently *wa·p- (“white”).
Noun[edit]
*(w)a·pikwa
Derived terms[edit]
- *(w)a·pikwehs (“diminutive: mouse”)
Descendants[edit]
- Central Algonquian:
- Fox: wâpikonôha (with a diminutive suffix)
- Eastern Algonquian:
References[edit]
- Siebert (1967)