soak, spill (1)

verb physical_action

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *-xtą́

Proto-Dakota

Lakota xtą́, ka- ‘soak up, to soak in, as does grease in wood’ EB:275

Proto-Dhegiha *-xtą́

Kanza/Kaw xtą́, ba- ‘spill, push over a container’ RR , xtą́, ga- ‘pour out, throw out dirt’ RR

Quapaw xtą́, di- ‘pull at, pull over, upset’ RR , xtą́, ka- ‘pour out, empty sth.’ RR , xtą́, ną- ‘kick over, spill’ RR , xtą́, bi- ‘rub onto’ RR , xtą́xtą, áka- ‘sprinkle’ RR

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