Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wa·pi-ki·la·hkwa

This Proto-Algonquian entry contains reconstructed words 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

A compound of *wa·p- (“white”) and Proto-Algic *ki·la·hka (“goose”), with -w- added under the influence of other birds' names.

Noun

*wa·pi-ki·la·hkwa

snow goose, white goose

Descendants

Eastern Algonquian:
- Abenaki: wôbi-gilhakw (“white goose”)
- Malecite-Passamaquoddy: wapi-kilahq (“white goose”)

References

Paul Proulx, Proto-Algic VI: Conditioned Yurok reflexes of Proto-Algic vowels, Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics 27:124–138 (2004)