Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/so·kixpowi

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

Prefixed with *so·k- (“pouring, soaking”, preverb).

Verb

*so·kixpowi

  1. it snows

Descendants

  • Atikamekw: sokipon
  • Mohegan-Pequot: socpo- (“it snows, it is snowing”)
  • Ottawa: zoogpo
  • Ojibwe: zoogipon (“it snows”)

Synonyms

References

  • Anthropological Linguistics (the journal of Indiana University's Department of Anthropology), volume 39, issue 1 (1997)
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