pomme de terre

[Pamela Munro]

David and John are right, I think -- the k loss in Creek is a common if not
regular process.

Pam



David Costa wrote:

> 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
>
> ----------
> >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
> >