Dakota thípi is formed on thí- “to dwell”; the final morphology is treated conservatively rather than assigned a folk literal gloss.
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thípi
dwelling; the source of English tipi
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedDakota · Dakota historical and modern record · dwell rootthí-
to dwell
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The act or state of dwelling supplies a noun for a dwelling.
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Tepee — Word HistoryWord History — thípi from thí- “to dwell”
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the derivation.
Tepee — Indo-European and Siouan EtymologyEtymology — thí- plus -pi
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supports morphological analysis while avoiding the unsupported universal folk gloss.
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