brave (1)

verb psychic_temperament

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *(wa-)šʔákE

Proto-Dakota *wašʔáka

Lakota wašʔáka ‘strong’ RTC , šʔáka ‘strong’ EB:471b , šʔákA ‘strong’ EJ

Dakota wašʔáka ‘strong, brave’ [pronouns after wa-] SRR

Stoney wa-šága ‘strong’ PAS

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *šʔáke

Chiwere wąšʔá ‘old man’ [†wąk + šʔage]

Hoocąk gišʔák ‘respect’ KM:403 , giš’ak ‘hold a surprising amount’ KM:3474 , wašʔák , waš’ak

Proto-Dhegiha *šʔáke

Kanza/Kaw cʔágehįga ‘a tribal elder’ RR

Quapaw wašʔáke(hi) ‘really big’ RR

General comment

Cf. Biloxi saⁿháⁿ ‘strong’ (DS-251).

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources