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be [[underlined]] kan [[/underlined]], aged, ancient, old. This would seem rather appropriate when we think of the term "the ancient of days" applied to God, by the Hebrews, and the general synonymy of age with wisdom. etc., and the old as being the original etc.

Riggs gives also the orthography [[underlined]] wah-kon [[/underlined]]. ([[?]] Cults, p. 433). This allows us to suppose an equivalence between [[underline]] kon [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] kan [[/underline]]; and this suggests an identity with [[underlined]] wa-kon-za [[/underlined]] to influence; or determine;  [[underlined]] wa-kon-ze [[/underlined]], influence; [[underlined]] nita wa-kon-ze [[/underlined]], thy influence or spirit (Riggs. Dict.s.v.). This is an intransitive from [[underlined]] kon'za [[/underlined]], to determine, to influence. If this is from a monosyllabic radical [[underlined]] kon [[/underlined]], we have [[page torn ?]] etymology from [[page torn ?]] or will- [[page torn ?]] in [[page torn ?]],