open > break open

verb physical_contact_manipulation

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *-paSE

Pre-Mandan

Mandan kapas ‘to cut sth. open’ H:137 , kapásoʔš ‘it fell apart’ RTC , rapas ‘to kick open’ H:137 , rupas ‘to break open’ H:137

Proto-Southeastern

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo

Biloxi dupaxí , †-paxí [used by men and boys; eyéwi dupaxí GL open a door] D&S:243 , dupaxkaⁿ´ , †dupaxką́ ‘to open a door (used by females)’ D&S:243

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources