Reconstruction:Proto-Siouan/wa-sápE

This Proto-Siouan 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-Siouan

Etymology

From *wa- (absolutive) +‎ *isá•pE (“black”). This euphemism is apparently found only in Mississippi Valley Siouan where it displaced original Proto-Siouan *wi-hų́te (“bear”).

Noun

*wa-sápE

  1. black bear

Descendants

  • Proto-Mississippi-Valley: *wasápe
    • Proto-Dakota:
      • Stoney: wathaben
    • Proto-Dhegiha: *wasápe

Synonyms

References

  • Rankin, Robert L., Carter, Richard T., Jones, A. Wesley, Koontz, John E., Rood, David S., Hartmann, Iren, editors (2015), Comparative Siouan Dictionary‎[1], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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