walnut

plant_part

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *htá•ke

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *thá•ke

Chiwere thá•ge RR

Hoocąk caak , †čá•k ‘black walnut (dye)’ , chak , †čá•k KM:162 , čaazúke , †čá•k , caazuke; caazike , †čá•k

Proto-Dhegiha *htáke

Omaha-Ponca táge hi , †ttáge ‘walnut’ MAS:184

Kanza/Kaw ttágü ‘black walnut’ RR , ttágühü ‘walnut tree’

Osage ṭáge hiu , †htáke hü ‘black walnut’ LF:137a

Quapaw ttáke ‘walnut’ RR , ttaké ‘walnut’ JOD

General comment

For a possible areal term cf. Proto-Muskogean *okcakihickory’; (ok- probably ‘water’).

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources