Reconstruction:Proto-Algic/pipo·ne

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This Proto-Algic 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-Algic

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Noun

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*pipo·ne

  1. winter

Descendants

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descendants of *pipo·ne and *pipo·n- (be winter)
  • Yurok: kipun (winter; be winter) (with initial 'p' dissimilated to 'k' under the influence of kyah (spring), kelomehl (fall, autumn), keyoh, keyok (early fall, early autumn), kishen (summer))
  • Proto-Algonquian: *pepo·ni (winter), *pepo·n- (be winter)

References

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