cucurbit (2)

noun plant

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley

Proto-Dhegiha *wathą́

Omaha-Ponca wathą́ ‘Pepo pepo’ RR

Kanza/Kaw wakhą́ RR

Osage wakhą́ ~ wathą́ RR

Quapaw wathą́ RR

Proto-Southeastern

Proto-Biloxi-Ofo ąthą́

Biloxi taⁿ , †tą ‘melons’ , aⁿtáni , †ątáni ‘pumpkin, squash’ D&S:271b

Ofo ôⁿthâⁿ , †ąthą ‘pumpkin’ D&S:328a , oⁿtafhạhi , †ątafhəhi ‘watermelon’

General comment

The geographical distribution of cucurbit (2) +(3) suggests that this vegetable diffused in the areas where the languages were spoken after the breakup of MVS. Cf. Yuchi thʌ̨pʔænẽ ‘gourd’ LB. Cf. ‘corn (1)’ and the other cucurbit terms.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources