buzzard (3)

noun animal_bird

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *hé•-x(-ka)

Proto-Mississipi-Valley

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk héex ‘swan’ KM:792 , heex

Proto-Southeastern

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo *hé•xka

Biloxi ĕ´xka, hĕ´xka , †héxka D&S:191b

Ofo é̄skha , †é•skha ‘buzzard’ D&S:323a, JSS

General comment

Cf. ‘buzzard (1)’.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources