Reconstruction:Proto-Muskogean/θaθiCo
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This Proto-Muskogean entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Muskogean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly related to Tunica nini (“fish”), though it is also possible this was borrowed into Tunica through a (West) Muskogean language.
Noun
[edit]*θaθiCₐo[1]
Descendants
[edit]- Alabama: ɬaɬo
- → Mobilian: lhalho (possibly borrowed from another East Muskogean language)
- Chickasaw: nani'
- Mobilian: nani
- Choctaw: nani
- Creek: rvro
- Koasati: thatho
- Mikasuki: łałi
References
[edit]- ^ Booker, Karen. (2005). "Muskogean Historical Phonology." In Hardy, Heather Kay and Scancarelli, Janine (eds.), Native languages of the Southeastern United States, 246-298. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.