pasam
Irish (Donegal)
/ˈpˠasˠəmˠ/
noun
Definitions
- possum Australian marsupial
Etymology
Borrowed from English possum derived from Powhatan aposoum (white animal) derived from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa (white dog).
Origin
Proto-Algonquian
*wa·p-aʔθemwa
Gloss
white dog
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- opossum English
- possum English
- possumhaw English
- possumlike English
- possumwood English
- opossum Latin
- 波瑟姆 Chinese
- *wa·p-aʔθemwa Proto-Algonquian
- posam Kriol
- aposoum Powhatan