bark of tree (outer)

noun plant_part

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *yą́•-ha

Proto-Dakota *čhą-há

Lakota čhąhá ‘bark’ RTC

Dakota caŋha , †čhąhá ‘bark’ WM:14a

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *ná•-ha ~ *ną•-xúha

Chiwere ną́•xuha RR

Otoe ną́•ha, nąxúha

Hoocąk nąąhá KM:2152 , nąąha

Proto-Dhegiha *žą́•-ha ~ *žą́•-xüha

Omaha žǫ́ha RTC

Ponca žą́•ha ‘bark’ RR

Kanza/Kaw žą́ xüha ‘bark’ RR

Osage zhóⁿha , †žą́ha ‘outer bark’ LF:225b , noⁿ´ha , †ną́ha ‘bark of a tree’ LF:114a

Quapaw žą́ha ‘bark’ RR

General comment

A compound of ‘tree, wood’ and ‘skin’, q.v. N.B. Osage doublets for ‘wood’ žą ~ ną. xuha is a distinct term for ‘skin’ in several of the languages.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources