Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-õtaɹeʔ

This Proto-North 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-North Iroquoian

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-õːtaɹiʔ.

Verb

*-õtaɹeʔ

  1. to be a lake
  • *-õtaɹ- (“lake”, noun)

Descendants

  • Proto-Huronian:
    • Wyandot: ontari꞉io

References

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