good (4), heal

verb psychosomatic

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *ki-sí

Proto-Crow-Hidatsa

Hidatsa kiši ‘heal’ J , nahkiši ‘rest one’s head on sth.’

Pre-Mandan

Mandan kišíhere ‘heal, get well’ H:227

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *zi

Proto-Dakota

Dakota okízi ‘heal up, recover’ SRR:371a , ózi ‘rest’ SRR:400b

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk xgąązí gíi ‘rest, take a rest’ KM:3898 , xgąązi kįį

Proto-Dhegiha

Omaha-Ponca zéawáðe-tta , †zi- ‘I will heal them’ , ʔą́zi-ągiðé , †zi- ‘let us rest’

Proto-Catawba

Catawba ó•tsiə ‘recover, get well’

General comment

Spirant grade suggests that Hidatsa is a borrowing from Mandan.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources