spit (2), foam

noun physical_somatic_liquid

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *htá•Se

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *htá•ɣe

Proto-Dakota

Lakota tháɣa, thaɣé ‘saliva’ RTC

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk čaax ‘foam, saliva’ KM:155 , caax

Proto-Dhegiha *htáxe

Omaha-Ponca taxe chu , †ttaxe čho ‘spit’ MAS:162

Quapaw ni ttáxe ‘foam’ JOD

Proto-Southeastern

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo

Biloxi tatckĕ´ , †tačké ‘saliva’ D&S:282a

Ofo ā´ktchĕ , †á•kče ‘to spit’ D&S:320a

General comment

Biloxi and Ofo disagree on the order of k and š; they agree, however, in showing reflexes of rather than *x.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources