danger, difficulty, hardship

verb evaluative

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *htéxi

Proto-Dakota *thexí

Lakota thexí ‘difficult’ RTC

Dakota teḣxike , †thexí- ‘difficult’ WM:49b

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere *-théxi

Chiwere wočhéxi ‘difficult’ GM

Hoocąk woočéxhi ‘be difficult’ KM:3770 , woocexi, wooceexi ‘dangerous’ MM:186 , watcexini , waceǧi

Proto-Dhegiha *htéxi

Omaha-Ponca téxi , †ttéxi ‘difficult’ MAS:58

Kanza/Kaw waččéxi ‘hard, difficult’ RR

Osage ṭsexi , †hcexi ‘hardship, dangers’ LF:161b

Quapaw óttexi ‘difficult to do’ JOD

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources