singe

verb physical_contact_deformation

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *Rá•-sote

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk taasóč ‘singe’ KM:3083 , taasoc

Proto-Dhegiha

Kanza/Kaw odásoje ‘burn up, singe’ JOD, MR, RR , dásotta ‘burn bare’ RR

General comment

The geminated Kanza/Kaw term is derived from †sot-ka with the usual DH metathesis and subsequent assimilation. The prefix is a reflex of Proto-Siouan *aRá•-heat/cold, instrumental’.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources