Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-jeɹõʔ

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

  • *-jeɹõʔt-

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-jeːɹõʔ-.

Noun

*-jeɹõʔ

  1. body
  2. corpse
  3. flesh

Descendants

  • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *-jeɹõʔ, *kjeːɹõʔ
    • Tuscarora: -yeręʔ, kyè·ręʔ
  • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
    • Mohawk: -ieron’t-, oieròn:ta’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 496
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