elbow (2), forearm

noun physical_somatic_body_part

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *istó

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *istó

Proto-Dakota *istó

Lakota istó ‘lower arm’ RTC

Dakota istó ‘forearem, foreleg’ SRR:207b

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Chiwere ihdóge W:236a

Proto-Dhegiha *istó-hü

Omaha-Ponca astúhi RTC

Kanza/Kaw istóhü RR

Osage içtúhi , †istóhü ‘elbow’ LF:70a

Quapaw istóhi RR , istóhi ~ įstóhi JOD

Proto-Southeastern *istó ~ *įstó

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo

Biloxi ĭnstodí, ĭnstódi, nstódi, ĭnstotu, nstótu , †įstódi D&S:200a

Proto-Tutelo-Saponi

Tutelo hiçto; histo , †histo ‘arm’ N, H

General comment

The initial i- is presumably the inalienable possession prefix.

The Biloxi forms with -t-u are the reflex of a compound of įstódi with hubone’.

Other languages

  • Yuchi: ʔʌ̨tšu, cf. ʔʌ̨khi ‘arm’
  • Atakapa est ‘elbow’ Swadesh via JEK
Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources