belly

noun physical_somatic_body_part

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *i-hté•si

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *htézi

Proto-Dakota *thezí

Lakota thezí ‘belly’ RTC

Dakota tezi , †thezi ‘belly’ WM:16b

Proto-Dhegiha *htéze

Omaha-Ponca téçe , †ttéze ‘waist’ F&LF:108

Osage ṭséçe , †hcéze ‘abdomen, belly’ LF:157b

Quapaw ozízi ‘belly, pubic region’ RR

Proto-Southeastern *(i-)thé•si

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo

Ofo ĭthé̄fi, thé̄fi ‘belly’ D&S:324b, JSS

Proto-Tutelo-Saponi

Tutelo tēsi ‘body’ H

General comment

Like most body parts, a dependent noun, hence the initial possessive *i- in Proto-Siouan. Chiwere ǰéxe ‘lower stomach’ (JDH) may be related, but just how is not clear.

Other languages

  • Yuchi tšetši LB
Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources