Where does “šúŋkawakȟaŋ” come from?

šúŋkawakȟaŋ (Lakota) comes from Lakota šúŋka, from Proto-Siouan *wašų́ke — dog.

šúŋkawakȟaŋ (Lakota): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “šúŋkawakȟaŋ”, step by step

šúŋkawakȟaŋ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lakota šúŋka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lakotašúŋkadog
2Proto-Siouan*wašų́kedog

via Lakota wakȟáŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lakotawakȟáŋsacred spiritual power
Every word from Proto-Siouan *wašų́ke →Every word from Lakota šúŋka →