Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/-jeːɹõʔ-

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

*-jeːɹõʔ-

  1. body

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᎠᏰᎸᎢ (ayelvi)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *-jeɹõʔ, *-jeɹõʔt-
    • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *-jeɹõʔ, *kjeːɹõʔ
      • Tuscarora: -yeręʔ, kyè·ręʔ
    • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
      • Mohawk: -ieron’t-, oieròn:ta’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, page 496