Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/tiʔɹ

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

*tiʔɹ

  1. skunk

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᏗᎵ (dili)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *teʔɹõ, *ẽtiʔɹõ
    • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *ˈˀteʔɹõ
      • Tuscarora: nérʔę (“skunk”)
    • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
    • Seneca: ʌti꞉lú (“raccoon”)

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, pages 543–4
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