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==Proto-Alopian==
==Proto-Alopian==
===Etymology===
===Etymology===

Revision as of 15:02, 29 June 2021

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This Proto-Alopian 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-Alopian

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wesa·w (“yellow”). Reanalyzed as *os-u, cf. Siwa toski (“it keeps for a long time”) and oskima (“durable”) from *os-k.

Adjective

**osū

  1. yellowed

Descendants

  • Forest Alopian:
    • Siwa: usu (“smoked”)