Reconstruction:Proto-Muskogean/xʷikši

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

Noun

*xʷikši[1]

  1. tendon, muscle
  2. blood vessel
  3. intestine

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Alabama: ikchi (“penis”)
  • Creek: fekce (“intestine”)
  • Koasati: ikchi (“penis”)

References

  1. ^ 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.
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