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NODE / 0380reconstructedProto-Dakota

*thí

dwell; dwelling root

DATE
Proto-Dakota
SENSE
dwell root
FAMILY
Siouan / Dakotan
CANONICAL KEY
node:61:thi:reconstructed:sense:dwell-root

Reconstructed by comparison, not directly attested.

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This form is reconstructed by comparison. It is not directly attested in this exact written form.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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GO DEEPERinheritanceestablished
Proto-Mississippi Valley Siouan · Proto-Mississippi Valley Siouan · dwell root

*htí

dwell; dwelling root

SOUND
Proto-Dakota *thí continues Proto-Mississippi Valley Siouan *htí with subgroup-specific ordering and aspiration development.
MEANING
The dwelling and house field remains stable.
SCHOLAR
Rankin et al., Comparative Siouan Dictionary
CONFIDENCE
established
Comparative Siouan Dictionary — dwell, dwelling, housesupportsp. 301 — Proto-Mississippi-Valley *htí to Proto-Dakota *thí

Documents the comparative levels.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 354 ↗
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTinheritanceestablished
Dakota · Dakota historical and modern record · dwell root

thí-

to dwell

SOUND
Attested Dakota thí- continues reconstructed Proto-Dakota *thí with stable initial aspiration and stressed vowel.
MEANING
The dwelling meaning remains stable.
SCHOLAR
Rankin et al., Comparative Siouan Dictionary
CONFIDENCE
established
Comparative Siouan Dictionary — dwell, dwelling, housesupportsp. 301 — Proto-Dakota *thí and Dakota/Lakota reflexes

Documents the reconstructed subgroup root and attested reflexes.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 353 ↗
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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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REVIEWED EDGES
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DEEPEST PATH
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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tipi3 connected nodes
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 021 EDGE
STEP 02derivationestablished
Dakotathí-→Dakota · Dakota historical and modern recordthípidwelling; the source of English tipi
SOUND
Dakota thípi is formed on thí- “to dwell”; the final morphology is treated conservatively rather than assigned a folk literal gloss.
MEANING
The act or state of dwelling supplies a noun for a dwelling.
Merriam-Webster · American Heritage editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 352 ↗
Tepee — Word History · Word History — thípi from thí- “to dwell” ↗Tepee — Indo-European and Siouan Etymology · Etymology — thí- plus -pi ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 031 EDGE

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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NO RECORDED WITNESS ATTACHED.

That is expected for a reconstructed form: the node is inferred from comparison, not quoted from a surviving occurrence.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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04tipi*thí · established