Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/pepo·ni

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

From Proto-Algic *pipo·ne (“winter”).

Noun

*pepo·ni

  1. winter

Descendants

  • Central Algonquian
    • Cree: ᐱᐳᐣ (pipon)
    • Montagnais: pipun
    • Atikamekw: pipon
    • Northern East Cree: ᐱᐳᓐ (pipon)
    • Southern East Cree: ᐱᐳᓐ (pipon)
    • Naskapi: ᐱᐳᓐ (pipun)
    • Swampy Cree: ᐱᐳᓐ (pipon)
    • Ojibwe: biboon
    • Ottawa: bboon
    • Menominee: pepōn
    • Fox: pepôwi
  • Eastern Algonquian:
    • Abenaki: pebon (“winter”)
    • Penobscot: pəbu'n (“winter”)
    • Mohegan-Pequot: pupon (“winter”)
    • Malecite-Passamaquoddy: pun

References

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