leg, thigh

noun physical_somatic_body_part

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *yeka

Proto-Crow-Hidatsa *i-rikÉ

Crow iličí ‘hind quarter of animal’ RG, GG:87, RGG:104

Hidatsa irikÉ ‘his/her/its leg’ J , irikí

Pre-Mandan *rokE

Mandan roké ‘leg’ RTC

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *yeká

Proto-Dakota *čheká

Lakota čhečá ‘thigh’ RTC

Dakota ćeca´ ‘thigh’ SRR:97b

Stoney čheǰá ‘leg’ PAS

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *(i-)ré•ke

Chiwere ré•ge ‘hind leg, upper leg’ RR

Hoocąk réek ‘thigh’ KM:2598 , reek

Proto-Dhegiha *žeká

Omaha-Ponca žegá ‘leg’ RR

Kanza/Kaw žegá ‘thigh’ RR

Osage zhegá , †žeká ‘upper part of the leg’ LF:222b

Quapaw žeká ‘leg, hind leg’ RR

Proto-Southeastern *yek-sa•(-hi)

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo

Ofo tcạfhahi, tcạ́fhâⁿhe ‘leg, calf of leg’ D&S:329a

Proto-Tutelo-Saponi

Tutelo yeksā; ieksā, yeksāi , †yeksa• N, H

General comment

Cf. ‘shin

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources