prairie

noun physical_spatial_area

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Southeastern

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo

Biloxi takohóⁿ , †takohǫ́ ‘prairie’ D&S:269a

Ofo akhó̄hi , †akhó•hi ‘prairie’ D&S:319b

Proto-Tutelo-Saponi

Tutelo latāhkói , †lata•hkói ‘prairie’ HH:1883

General comment

The Shawnee term makes this set interesting, cf. Shawnee laataʔwʔškote (First ʔ here may be CFV’s accent.) (C.F. Voegelin’s notes on Shawnee/Tutelo loans, ms.)

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources