Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/awẽʔ

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

*awẽʔ

  1. water

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᎠᎹ (ama)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *aːwẽʔ
    • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *ˈaːwẽʔ
    • Laurentian: ame
    • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
      • Mohawk: awe’-, awèn:ke (“on the water”)
      • Oneida: awʌ’-, awʌ́:ke (“in the water”)
    • Onondaga: awę’-, awę́’geh (“on the water”)
    • Proto-Huronian:
      • Wyandot: awen’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 461
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