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CANONICAL LANGUAGE GRAPH

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NODE / 0382reconstructedProto-Siouan

*ahtí•

dwell, dwelling, house

DATE
Proto-Siouan prehistory
SENSE
dwell root
FAMILY
Siouan / Proto-Siouan-Catawba
CANONICAL KEY
node:63:ahti:reconstructed:sense:dwell-root

The dot is the Comparative Siouan Dictionary length notation; the asterisk marks reconstruction.

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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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THE TRAIL ENDS HERE.

No securely reviewed ancestor extends beyond this node. 1 evidence path stops at this boundary.

INSPECT 1 CITED BOUNDARY CLAIM
GO DEEPERknowledge boundaryboundary
Beyond secure reconstruction · before Proto-Siouan *ahtí•

UNKNOWN

No deeper securely reconstructed ancestor is presented.

SOUND
The comparative dictionary presents *ahtí• as the Proto-Siouan horizon for this set; no deeper ancestor is promoted here.
MEANING
The trail ends where the reviewed comparative reconstruction ends.
SCHOLAR
SET-U editorial boundary
CONFIDENCE
boundary
Comparative Siouan Dictionary — dwell, dwelling, housesupportsp. 301 — deepest reconstructed level shown for this set

Defines the reviewed comparative horizon.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 356 ↗
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTinheritanceestablished
Proto-Mississippi Valley Siouan · Proto-Mississippi Valley Siouan · dwell root

*htí

dwell; dwelling root

SOUND
Proto-Mississippi Valley Siouan *htí continues Proto-Siouan *ahtí• with loss or reanalysis of the initial vowel and inherited consonantal material.
MEANING
The reconstructed field remains dwell, dwelling, house.
SCHOLAR
Rankin et al., Comparative Siouan Dictionary
CONFIDENCE
established
Comparative Siouan Dictionary — dwell, dwelling, housesupportsp. 301 — Proto-Siouan *ahtí• and subgroup reflexes

Documents the deep reconstruction.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 355 ↗
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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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This is the complete downstream closure currently supported by the canonical graph. Every displayed step is a real reviewed edge with its own sound claim, meaning claim, scholar, confidence, and citations.

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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tipi5 connected nodes
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
STEP 01inheritanceestablished
Proto-Siouan*ahtí•→Proto-Mississippi Valley Siouan · Proto-Mississippi Valley Siouan*htídwell; dwelling root
SOUND
Proto-Mississippi Valley Siouan *htí continues Proto-Siouan *ahtí• with loss or reanalysis of the initial vowel and inherited consonantal material.
MEANING
The reconstructed field remains dwell, dwelling, house.
Rankin et al., Comparative Siouan Dictionary1 CITATIONEDGE 355 ↗
Comparative Siouan Dictionary — dwell, dwelling, house · p. 301 — Proto-Siouan *ahtí• and subgroup reflexes ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 021 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 031 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 041 EDGE
STEP 04derivationestablished
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 051 EDGE

“Every” means every descendant in the reviewed SET-U graph. It does not convert missing scholarship or missing ingestion into a claim of historical completeness. The coverage ledger remains the honest denominator.

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

0
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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06tipi*ahtí• · established