go around, coil

verb physical_motion

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *-kíɣE

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk gį́x, hogi- ‘extend around’ KM:1182 , hogigįx ‘go around something’ KM:2699 , gį́x, ru- , rugįx

Proto-Dhegiha *-kíɣe, *-kíže

Kanza/Kaw giɣe, bá- ‘cut around with a knife’ RR , gíɣe, ga- ‘hack, chip as on the trunk of a tree’ RR , gíɣe, yü- ‘tie something up’ RR

Quapaw kíže, áka- ‘wind, as a road’ RR , kíkiže, di- ‘coil’ RR , kixe, oká- ‘go around sth. at a distance’ RR

General comment

Quapaw shows an additional spirant grade.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources