far, other, across

particle physical_spatial

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Chiwere gé- , †ge- ‘other (not visible)’ JGT:961 , gé- in: géhánge , †ge- ‘another’ JGT:962 , gé- , †ge- ‘the other of the two’ JGT:963 , gé- in: géhdahá , †ge-

Proto-Dhegiha

Kanza/Kaw -ge- in: gá•gejikhą ‘from there, from that place’ RR , -ge- in: gáyįgeji ‘there, not visible, over there’ RR , -ge- in: gáyįgetta ‘over there, to that place’ RR

Osage †-ke in: hó-wa-iⁿ-ge ‘where; in what place’ LF:67b , †-ke in: hú-wa-ge ‘where’ LF:68b

Proto-Catawba

Catawba -kę́- ‘far away’ KS:98 , -kę́- in: αkę́•rirɛ ‘far away’ KS:98 , kę́- ‘a long time ago’ KS:150 , kę́- in: kę́hareare , -kę- , -kę- in: akę•hire

General comment

Cf. ‘across > over, beyond, above

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources