fan

verb physical_action

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *Rú

Proto-Dakota *kaRú

Lakota kalú ‘to fan’ RTC

Dakota kadú ‘blow or brush away a little w. the hand’ SRR:247a

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *Ru

Chiwere kíbru ‘fan’ JGT:141

Hoocąk túu ‘fan (to make cool)’ [V root] KM:3143 , tuu

Proto-Dhegiha *(ka-)Rú

Kanza/Kaw gaǰǘ ‘use a fan’ RR

Quapaw íkkikdátti ‘fan’ [noun] RR

General comment

Quapaw -tti is regular, from posttonic *-tu < *Ru.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources