Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/-tsjõʔt-

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

*-tsjõʔt-

  1. fish

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᎠᏣᏗ (atsadi)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *-itsjõh, (incorporating forms) *-itsj-, *-itsjõʔt-
    • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *-itʃõh, *ˈkẽːtʃõh
      • Tuscarora: -ičęh, kę́·čęh
      • Nottoway: kaintu
    • Laurentian: quejon
    • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida: *-itsjũ, *ˈkʌ̃tsjũ
    • Cayuga: -ijǫʼd-, ojǫ́ʼdaʼ

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, page 550