Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/-kuwa-

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

Alternative forms

Verb

*-kuwa-

  1. to be big, to be large

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᎡᏆ (equa)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *-kowa-, *-kowanẽh, *-owanẽh (with incorporated nouns)
    • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway:
      • Tuscarora: kwà·nę
    • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
      • Mohawk: -kowanen, kkowá:nen

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 511
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