wing (2)

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Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *á•hu

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *á•hu

Chiwere á•hu ‘wing’ RR

Missouria aho ‘wing’

Hoocąk aahú KM:7 , aahu

Proto-Dhegiha *á•hü

Omaha-Ponca á•hi ‘wing’

Kanza/Kaw áhü, áhü hį ‘wing’

Osage áhiⁿ , †áhü-hį ‘wings’ LF:10b

Quapaw áhi ‘wing’ JOD

General comment

Cf. ‘arm’, ‘bone’, ‘wing (1)’. This appears to be a lower MVS replacement term for ‘wing (1)’, which is reconstructible to Proto-Siouan. hį refers to feathers.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources