elbow (1)

noun physical_somatic_body_part

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *išpá

Proto-Crow-Hidatsa *išpaxxé•

Crow išpaxáa ‘elbow’ RG, GG:81 , išbaxxee ‘elbow’ RGG:72 , iəxpé ‘wing’ L:376

Hidatsa išpaxxé• ‘elbow’ H&V , íšpa ‘wing’ WM, J

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *išpa

Proto-Dakota

Lakota išpá ‘elbow’ RTC

Dakota iśpá , †išpá ‘lower part of the arm’ SRR:209a

Stoney įšpá PAS

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk aicawagera , †aišawa- MM:268

General comment

The Crow/Hidatsa forms for ‘elbow’ proper may have been influenced by Hidatsa paxxa ‘corner, angle’ and its Crow correspondent.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources