Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-ahnshẽːh

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

Numeral

*-ahnshẽːh

  1. to be ten

Descendants

  • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *-ahtshẽːh, *ˈwahtshẽːh
    • Nottoway: washa
  • Laurentian: assem
  • Susquehannock: wásha
  • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida: *-ahshʌ̃, *teˈwahshʌ̃
    • Mohawk: -ahsen, tewáhsen (“twenty”)
    • Oneida: -ashʌ, tewáshʌ (“twenty”)
  • Onondaga: -ashę, washę́
  • Cayuga: -ahshę꞉, wahshę꞉ (“ten”), dewáhshę꞉ (“twenty”)
  • Seneca: -ashë꞉h, wáshë꞉h
  • Proto-Huronian:
    • Wendat: ahsenh

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 440
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