Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-ʔnjõhs-

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 *-ʔnjõːhs-.

Noun

*-ʔnjõhs-

  1. nose

Descendants

  • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *-ʔtjõhs-
    • Tuscarora: -ʔtyęhs-, ktyę́hseh (“my nose”)
    • Nottoway: oteusag
  • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
    • Mohawk: -ʼnionhs-, oʼniónhsaʼ
    • Oneida: -ʼnyuhs-, oʼnyúhsaʼ
  • Onondaga: -ʼnyǫhs-, kʼnyǫhsíʼgeh, geʼnyǫhsíʼgeh, geʼnyǫhsáʼgeh (“my nose”)
  • Cayuga: -ʼnyohs-, oʼnyǫ́hsaʼ
  • Seneca: -ʼnyöhs-, oʼnyö́hsaʼ (archaic)

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 559
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