pomme de terre

[David Costa]

Hmmm... If Alabama has pakto and Koasati has pakto', then probably the
resemblance between Creek pato and the Algonquian forms is just a
coincidence. This looks like a legit Muskogean cognate set.

David

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>From: Koontz John E <John.Koontz at colorado.edu>
>To: siouan at lists.colorado.edu
>Subject: Re: pomme de terre
>Date: Sun, Feb 3, 2002, 11:12 pm
>

> On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Eric wrote:
>> Creek may have pato for 'mushroom', but Byington gives Choctaw chulahtuNsh,
>> luNslo, and pakti; Munro and Willmond give Chickasaw pakti'; Kimball gives
>> pakto' for Koasati; and Sylestine, Hardy and Montler have pakto for Alabama.
>
> I'm going to bet Creek pato, Choc. pakti, Chick pakti, Koas. pakto', Alab.
> pakto are the set.
>
> JEK
>