creek, branch

noun plant_part

Proto-Siouan-Catawba

Proto-Siouan

Proto-Mississipi-Valley *kaɣá

Proto-Dakota

Lakota čhąkáɣa ‘drift log’ EB:119a

Proto-Hoocąk-Chiwere

Hoocąk wáixa ‘rivulet, tributary; branch of a tree’ KM:3320 , waixa

Proto-Dhegiha *kaxá

Omaha-Ponca nígaxa MAS:24

Kanza/Kaw gaxá ‘creek’ RR

Osage gaxá , †kaxá LF:48a

General comment

The Hoocąk form is historically *wa-gi-xa and the associated changes are semi-regular with gi typically replacing *ga as a prefix. In this instance there is no real evidence that it was historically a prefix however.

Language Cognate Phonetic Siouan Meaning Comment Sources