Reconstruction:Proto-Muskogean/kalaxʷa

This Proto-Muskogean entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Muskogean

Verb

*kalaxʷa

1. to scratch, to slice

Descendants

• ⇒ Alabama: kalaffi
• ⇒ Chickasaw: kalaffi
  • Mobilian: kalafi
• ⇒ Choctaw: kalaffi
• ⇒ Creek: kvlvfetv
• ⇒ Hitchiti: iskalafki (“knife”)
• ⇒ Koasati: kalaffilaho̱
• ⇒ Mikasuki: iskalafki (“knife”)