More on wachi

[Rory M Larson]

>> I wonder if La. txuN is cognate to OP ttaN, which means to 'have',
>> especially in a characteristic way.  Could that word parse as:
>>
>>   che   gna(ke) a       ki        txuN
>>   penis fit     against one's-own have/keep
>>   thing against which to keep one's penis in place
>
> I wonder what is the word to parse as 'against' here. Is it 'a'? (in
> OP?)

Yes, in OP that would be right; I'm not sure about Lakhota, but I think
it's general to MVS.  a'- = 'to'/'at'/'against'.  It reminds me a lot of
Latin ad- before a verb.

Rory