Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/tsihskoʔkoʔ

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 *tsiːhskʷoːʔkʷoːʔ.

Noun

*tsihˈskoʔkoʔ

  1. robin

Descendants

  • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *tʃihˈskoʔkoʔ
    • Tuscarora: čihskú·ku
  • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida: *tsihˈskôːkoʔ
  • Onondaga: jisgá’ga’ (reshaped by analogy with gá’ga’ (“crow”))
  • Cayuga: jihsgogo’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 547
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