Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/-ʔnjõːhs-

This Proto-Iroquoian 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-Iroquoian

Noun

*-ʔnjõːhs-

  1. nose

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᎠᏴᏐᎵ (ayvsoli)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *-ʔnjõhs-
    • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *-ʔtjõhs-
      • Tuscarora: -ʔtyęhs-, ktyę́hseh (“my nose”)
      • Nottoway: oteusag
    • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
    • Onondaga: -ʼnyǫhs-, kʼnyǫhsíʼgeh, geʼnyǫhsíʼgeh, geʼnyǫhsáʼgeh (“my nose”)
    • Cayuga: -ʼnyohs-, oʼnyǫ́hsaʼ
    • Seneca: -ʼnyöhs-, oʼnyö́hsaʼ (archaic)

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 559
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