hiss (2)

perceptual_auditory

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *siríhe

Proto-Crow-Hidatsa *ciría < *siríhe

Crow čilía ‘rattle, sound of chain’ RG

Hidatsa ciría ‘jingle, rattle, tinkle’ J

Proto-Mississipi-Valley

Proto-Dakota *sri

Lakota sliyá ‘hissing, the sort made by a rapidly moving switch’ EB:457a

Dakota sdi ‘to hiss, as wet wood on the fire, a snake, etc.’ SRR:432a

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources