Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/tsihɹjoʔkẽh

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

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *kihɹjuʔkẽh.

Noun

*tsihˈɹjoʔkẽh

  1. chipmunk

Descendants

  • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *tʃihˈɹjoʔkẽh
    • Tuscarora: čuhryúʔkę
  • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
  • Seneca: jihóʼgwais

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, pages 507–8