Hawk.

[Koontz John E]

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 Rgraczyk at aol.com wrote:
> That is a possibility.  c^i- corresponds to one of the many ki's
> (dative, etc.) in MVS.  c^i-laxchi could mean something like 'wrap up
> one's own', or 'one's own wrapped up or bound'.  (c^i- would be a
> possessive reflexive prefix here.)  But that analysis doesn't make much
> sense to me semantically for a bird term, and it think it is worthwhile
> to at least pursue the notion that c^ilaxchi' is a basic stem rather
> than a composite stem.

Could it be a reference to using prepared skins in bundles?  Or to seizing
prey in the claws?