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Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *ta•kú

Proto-Dakota

Lakota táku ‘something’ [also, tákowe] EB:475 , táku ‘What?’ EB:475 , táku- in: tákuca ‘What?’ EB:476 , táku- in: tákušni ‘nothing’ EB:476 , táku- in: tákuwe ‘Why, What for?’ EB:476

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Chiwere dagú ‘what; something; what?’ JGT:614 , dagú- ‘something; whatever (is)’ JGT:620 , dagú- in: dagúre

Hoocąk ǰaagú ‘what? which? beg pardon?’ KM:1668 , jaagu ‘anything’ KM:856 , higų ǰaagú ‘why?’ KM:1669 , hegų jaagu , ǰaagú- in: ǰaagú’ų , jaagu- in: jaagu’ų