Reconstruction:Proto-Muskogean/xoθkoxʷa

This Proto-Muskogean entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Muskogean

Noun

*xoθkoxʷa

1. persimmon

Reconstruction notes

• The Alabama-Koasati terms are a combination of bi- (from *kʷixiCi (“mulberry”)) and -ɬko.

Descendants

• ⇒ Alabama: biɬko
• Chickasaw: onkof
  • Mobilian: õkof
• Choctaw: onkof
  • Mobilian: õkof
• Creek: orko (“pawpaw”)
• Hitchiti: hołkofi (“apple”)
• ⇒ Koasati: bithko
• Mikasuki: hołkofi