sudden action (1)

verb physical_action

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *rhi-krÉ (?)

Proto-Dakota *hį-krA (?)

Lakota hįglá ‘sudden action’ EB:175b

Dakota híŋhda , †hį́hda ‘become, commence (implying suddenness)’ SRR:146b , hihdá , †hihdá [variant of hį́hda] SRR:145b

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Chiwere -jigre- , †ǰigre ‘suddenly become’ JGT:245

Hoocąk ǰikeré ‘start’ KM:1707 , jikere

Proto-Dhegiha *thi-kré

Osage ṭsigthé , †chilé ‘sudden action, suddenly’ LF:163a

Quapaw thikdé ‘become suddenly’ JOD

General comment

Dakota sporadic nasalization is unexplained.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources