Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/hwihsk

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

Numeral

*hwihsk

  1. five

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᎯᏍᎩ (hisgi)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *hwihsk, *hwiks
    • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *ˈhwihsk
      • Tuscarora: wísk (with unexplained loss of second /h/)
      • Nottoway: whisk
    • Laurentian: ouyscon
    • Susquehannock: whisck
    • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida: *ˈwihsk
    • Onondaga: hwíks (reflex of *hwiks)
    • Cayuga: hwíhs (reflex of *hwiks)
    • Seneca: wis
    • Proto-Huronian:
      • Wyandot: wihch (reflex of *hwiks)

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 485
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