Where does “опоссум” come from?
опоссум (Kazakh) comes from Russian опо́ссум, from Latin opossum, from Powhatan aposoum, from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa.
опоссум (Kazakh): opossum
Definitions
- opossum
Ancestry of “опоссум”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | опо́ссум | opossum |
| 2 | Latin | opossum | — |
| 3 | Powhatan | aposoum | white animal |
| 4 | Proto-Algonquian | *wa·p-aʔθemwa | — |