Where does “šuŋgʼákaŋ” come from?

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

šuŋgʼákaŋ (Lakota): horseback, mounted

Definitions

  1. horseback, mounted

Ancestry of “šuŋgʼákaŋ”, step by step

šuŋgʼákaŋ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lakota šúŋka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lakotašúŋkadog
2Proto-Siouan*wašų́kedog

via Lakota ákaŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lakotaákaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Siouan *wašų́ke →Every word from Lakota šúŋka →
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