mix (2)

verb physical_contact_manipulation

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *-hihe

Pre-Mandan *:hįh

Mandan íruhįhoʔš ‘mix’ RH:89 , ká•hįhoʔš ‘mix’ RTC

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *i-hi

Proto-Dakota *(i-)ká-hi

Lakota kahí ‘stir, mix’ EJ , ičáhi ‘stir, mix’ EJ

Dakota kahí ‘stir, rummage’ SRR:249b

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *i-hi

Chiwere ihi ‘stir, mix sth.’ LWR:11

Hoocąk wehi ‘sort out, pick up’ KM:806 , wehi ‘stir’ KM:1116 , hiwahí ‘rake berries’ KM:841 , hiwahi , higihí , higihi (> hi + gihi)

Proto-Dhegiha *í-ka-hi

Omaha-Ponca ígahi ‘mix’ MJS:121

Kanza/Kaw ígahi ‘mix tobacco, make kinnikinick’ RR

Osage ígahi , †íkahi ‘mixing of several ingredients’ LF:71b

Quapaw íkkikdahi ‘mix together, mixed’ JOD

General comment

The root is *-hihe typically used with the prefix *í•- with frequent addition of *raka ‘by striking’ in MVS.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources