Where does “šuŋkítepȟesto” come from?

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

šuŋkítepȟesto (Lakota): greyhound

Definitions

  1. greyhound

Ancestry of “šuŋkítepȟesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lakotašúŋkadog
2Proto-Siouan*wašų́kedog
Every word from Proto-Siouan *wašų́ke →Every word from Lakota šúŋka →