Where does “šungwiyela” come from?

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

šungwiyela (Lakota): mare; female horse

Definitions

  1. mare; female horse

Ancestry of “šungwiyela”, step by step

šungwiyela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lakota šúŋka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lakotašúŋkadog
2Proto-Siouan*wašų́kedog

via Lakota wiyela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lakotawiyelafemale
2Lakotawi-noun of an tool or instrument marker
Every word from Proto-Siouan *wašų́ke →Every word from Lakota šúŋka →