skin

noun physical_somatic_body_part

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *ha

Proto-Dakota *ha

Lakota ‘skin’ EB:164

Sioux Valley ‘skin’ PAS

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *ha

Chiwere ha ‘skin’ RR

Hoocąk háa ‘skin (non-human); bark of tree’ [xuu = skin of a human] KM:514 , haa ‘hide (of animal); skin or hair (human) ?’ KM:514 , háa , haa

Proto-Dhegiha *ha

Omaha-Ponca ha ‘skin’ RR

Kanza/Kaw ha ‘skin’ RR

Osage ha ‘skin’ RR

Quapaw ha ‘skin’ RR

General comment

Cf. ‘cover (2)’ and ‘horn’. It is possible that these three are derivationally related.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources