pound, mortar

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Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *-htą

Proto-Dakota *ka-thą́

Lakota kathą́ ‘pound meat’ RTC

Dakota ka-taŋ , †kathą́ ‘pound on’ SRR:270a

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk hobočą́ ‘pound on sth.’ KM:1171 , hobocą

Proto-Dhegiha *ka-htą́ha (?)

Kanza/Kaw gattą́hą ‘break sth. up’ RR , gattą́ ‘pound’ RR

Osage gaṭóⁿhe , †kahtą́he ‘pound into a fine powder’ LF:48a

Quapaw kattą́ha ‘pound, pulverize’ JOD

Proto-Southeastern

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo *i-thą́

Biloxi ita, itaní, itáⁿ, itáⁿni, haitáni , †itą́ ‘mortar’ D&S:200b

Ofo ĭtcạthôⁿ , †ičə-thą ‘mortar’ D&S:324b

General comment

Ofo ĭtca.tópka ‘pestle’ (DS:324b) confirms that †ičə- is separable.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources