bile (1), gall

noun physical_somatic_liquid

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *hpi•zí

Proto-Dakota *phizí

Lakota phizí ‘gall’ RTC

Dakota pizi , †phizi ‘bile’ WM:18a

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Chiwere phi•ðí RR

Hoocąk piistá ‘bile, bile sac’ KM:2480 , piista

Proto-Dhegiha *hpizí

Omaha-Ponca ppízi ‘gall, gall bladder’ MAS:84 , pízi

Kanza/Kaw ppüzǘ ~ ppüzí ‘gall, bile’ RR

Osage piçí , †hpizí ‘liver gall’ LF:128b

Quapaw ppizí ‘gall’ JOD

General comment

This term may be a compound of ‘liver’ and ‘yellow’, q.v.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources