Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-aʔnj-

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

Alternative forms

  • *-ʔnj-

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-oʔnj-.

Noun

*-aʔnj-

  1. hand
  2. finger

Descendants

  • Laurentian: aignoascon (“hands”)
  • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
    • Mohawk: -a’ni-, á’nia’
  • Seneca: -’ny-, o’nya’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 529
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