dew

noun natural_force_weather

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan *(wa-)yú

Pre-Mandan *wą•rų•

Mandan warų́ ‘vapor’ H:275 , wą́•rų•xtuk ‘fog’ RTC

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *(wa-)yú(-tą)

Proto-Dakota *čhu

Lakota čhu ‘dew’ EB:134a

Dakota cu , †čhu ‘dew’ WM:49a

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *rútą

Chiwere rúdą ‘dew’ JDH

Hoocąk haruǰą́ ‘be covered with dew’ KM:676 , harują

Proto-Dhegiha *žǘtą

Omaha-Ponca zhidoⁿ , †žídą ‘dew’ MAS:58

Osage zhidoⁿ , †žǘtą ‘codensed moisture, dew’ LF:222b

Proto-Southeastern

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo

Biloxi ayu ~ ayudí ‘dew’ D&S:176b

Proto-Tutelo-Saponi

Tutelo †manotihu•a ‘fog’ GRO

General comment

*-tą is added in southern MVS. -di in Biloxi usually matches Mandan -re. Mandan nasality is not accounted for here, but there are numerous instances of Mandan nasalization that are not reflected in any of the other languages.