-zá, ka-

Language Lakota
Entry cut strips > chop, tear
Meaning stringy; hangs do wn unevenly; screen with tears in it
Comment - ablaut
Original entry -zá, ka- (- ablaut) ‘pick to pieces e.g. the takaŋ or sinew, tearing off one string after another and twisting it for use in sewing; n. a job’ B-296a; ‘make fringes by cutting with scissors’ EJ
Sources EJ