Where does “опо́ссум” come from?

опо́ссум (Russian) comes from Latin opossum, from Powhatan aposoum, from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa.

опо́ссум (Russian): opossum

Definitions

  1. opossum

Ancestry of “опо́ссум”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinopossum—
2Powhatanaposoumwhite animal
3Proto-Algonquian*wa·p-aʔθemwa—

Words derived from “опо́ссум”

Every word from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa →Every word from Powhatan aposoum →Every word from Latin opossum →