suffix time
Proto-Siouan-Catawba
Proto-Siouan
Proto-Mississipi-Valley *-ną
Proto-Dakota
Stoney įsʔaguwį́na ‘old man’ PAS
Proto-Dhegiha
Quapaw waxʔóną ‘old woman’ SRR
Proto-Southeastern
Proto-Biloxi-Ofo
Biloxi skákana ‘Ancient of Possums’ D&S:230b
suffix time
Proto-Siouan-Catawba
Proto-Siouan
Proto-Mississipi-Valley *-ną
Proto-Dakota
Stoney įsʔaguwį́na ‘old man’ PAS
Proto-Dhegiha
Quapaw waxʔóną ‘old woman’ SRR
Proto-Southeastern
Proto-Biloxi-Ofo
Biloxi skákana ‘Ancient of Possums’ D&S:230b
This is probably a contraction of (or root from) *rą- old, mature. Apparently always unstressed, -ną would represent a grammaticalization whatever its source.
| Language | Cognate | Phonetic Siouan | Meaning | Comment | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|