Where does “šų́ka” come from?

šų́ka (Dakota) comes from Proto-Siouan *wašų́ke — dog.

šų́ka (Dakota): dog (canine mammal)

Definitions

  1. dog (canine mammal)

Ancestry of “šų́ka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Siouan*wašų́kedog
Every word from Proto-Siouan *wašų́ke