oak (-tree)

[Rankin, Robert L]

> Actually, by chance we had discussion of oak terms not too long ago,
probably just before Alfred joined the list.  They were of particular
interest because they sometimes involve multiple morphemes for 'tree'.
This discussion can be retrieved from the archives of the Siouan list
maintained at the LinguistList site (http://www.linguistlist.org).

The various 'oak' words in the Siouan languages tend to have to do with
either ACORNS or basketry (using oaken slats/strips).  A number of terms
have areal distribution, existing in both Siouan and Muskogean-speaking
territory.

Gilmore is a good place to start, and, yes, there is a fairly recent
reprinting.

Bob