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Where does “aposoum” come from?

aposoum (Powhatan) comes from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa.

aposoum (Powhatan): white animal

Definitions

  1. white animal

Ancestry of “aposoum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquian*wa·p-aʔθemwa—

Words derived from “aposoum”

  • possum
  • opossum
  • possumhaw
  • possumlike
  • possumwood
  • play possum
  • 波瑟姆
  • 奧珀瑟姆
  • チロエオポッサム
  • オポッサム
  • opossum
  • опосум
  • oposum
  • apasam
  • pasam
  • posam
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