horn

noun physical_somatic_body_part_animal

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *ahé

Pre-Mandan *ahe ‘covering’

Mandan ųkáʔhe ‘fingernail’ RTC , šáʔhe ‘hoof’ RTC

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *hé

Proto-Dakota *hé

Lakota hé ‘horn’ RTC

Dakota hé ‘horn’ SRR:140b

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *hé•

Chiwere hé ‘horn’ GM

Hoocąk hée ‘horn (of animal)’ KM:781 , hee

Proto-Dhegiha *hé

Omaha-Ponca he ‘horn’ MAS:97

Kanza/Kaw hé ‘horn’ RR

Osage hé ‘horn’ LF:59a

Quapaw he ‘horn’ JOD

Proto-Southeastern

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo *ahé ~ *ahí

Biloxi ahí, ahé, ahĕ´, he , †ahé ‘skin, nails, horn, hooves, scales, bark’ D&S:170b

Ofo ahé, ahí , †ahé ‘horn’ D&S:319a , aláhi, alahí , †ahé ‘skin, bark, also the shell of a turtle, etc.’ D&S:320b

General comment

Biloxi appears to have collapsed ‘horn’ and ‘skin’, q.v. The result was apparently homophonous with ‘cover (2)’, also q.v. Homophony of ‘cover’ and ‘skin’ is also found in Mandan.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources