Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/aːwẽʔ

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 *awẽʔ.

Noun

*ˈaːwẽʔ

  1. water

Descendants

  • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *ˈaːwẽʔ
    • Tuscarora: à·węʔ
    • Nottoway: auwa
  • Laurentian: ame
  • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
    • Mohawk: awe’-, awèn:ke (on the water)
    • Oneida: awʌ’-, awʌ́:ke (in the water)
  • Onondaga: awę’-, awę́’geh (on the water)
  • Proto-Huronian:
    • Wyandot: awen’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, page 461