Where does “ponapsq” come from?

ponapsq (Malecite-Passamaquoddy) comes from Proto-Algonquian -a·peθk- — stone; metal; solid material.

ponapsq (Malecite-Passamaquoddy): stone, rock

Definitions

  1. stone, rock

Ancestry of “ponapsq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquian-a·peθk-stone; metal; solid material
Every word from Proto-Algonquian -a·peθk- →