Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-nõhs-

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 *-nõhs-.

Noun

*-nõhs-

  1. house

Descendants

  • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *-nõhs-
    • Tuscarora: -nęhsh-, unę́hsheh (house, cage, hut)
    • Nottoway: onushag
  • Laurentian: canocha
  • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida: *-nũhs-, *kaˈnũhsaʔ
    • Mohawk: -nonhs-, kanónhsaʼ (house, dwelling)
    • Oneida: -nuhs-, kanúhsaʼ (house, building)
  • Onondaga: -nųhs-, ganų́hsaʼgeh (at the house)
  • Cayuga: -nǫhs-, ganǫhsaʼ
  • Seneca: -nöhs-, ganö́hso꞉t
  • Proto-Huronian:
    • Wyandot: -nonhch-, yänonhchiaʼ

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, page 523