physical_somatic_body_part
Proto-Siouan-Catawba
Proto-Siouan *šą́•-re
Proto-Crow-Hidatsa
Hidatsa -ša ~ -šara ‘vulva’ J
Pre-Mandan *sa•re (?)
Mandan sá ~ sáre ‘vulva’ H:200
Proto-Mississipi-Valley *šą•
Proto-Dakota
Lakota šą RTC
Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere
Hoocąk šą́ą KM:2802 , šąą
Although strong evidence is lacking, this may well be one of the inherently possessed body parts and the reconstruction correspondingly *i-šą́•-re. This term may have become a victim of homonymic clash in some languages where šą means ‘Dakota Sioux’. Cf. ‘anus, buttocks, vagina, passage’.
| Language | Cognate | Phonetic Siouan | Meaning | Comment | Sources |
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