jealous

verb psychic_emotion

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley

Proto-Dakota *na-_wizi

Lakota nawízi ‘jealous’ EB:362b

Dakota nawízi ‘jealous’ SRR:339b

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *ną́ąʔįzį

Chiwere ñįyeðį LWR , ñĩthi, niyẽnthin

Hoocąk nąąʔį́zį KM:2114 , nąą’įzį

Proto-Dhegiha *ną́wązi

Omaha-Ponca noⁿwoⁿçi , †nąwązi ‘jealous’ MAS:105

Osage noⁿ´woⁿçi, nǫ́wǫzi , †ną́wązi [1s anoⁿ´woⁿçi]

General comment

Chiwere ą + i > i. The relationship between the epenthetic (?) w and ʔ has yet to be explained. These forms certainly appear to be cognate, but they have undergone some interesting assimilations that make reconstruction difficult. This appears to be a MVS form.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources