hair of head

noun physical_somatic_body_part_human

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *rą•tų́

Proto-Mississipi-Valley

Proto-Dakota

Dakota natú ‘cornsilk, hair on side of head’ SRR:338b

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *ną́•tu

Chiwere ną́•du ‘hair’ RR

Hoocąk nąąǰú ‘hair (of head)’ KM:2176 , nąąju

Proto-Southeastern *nątų́

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo

Biloxi naṭóⁿ ‘brain’ D&S:233a

Proto-Tutelo-Saponi

Tutelo natónwe; nañtói, natói , †nątų́- ‘hair’ N, H

Saponi -neto ‘hair {in} wig’ F

General comment

Cf. ‘brain (1)’.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources