Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/waʔkohɹi(ː)ʔ

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

  • *kwaʔkohɹjVʔ

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *waʔkuhɹiːʔ.

Noun

*waʔˈkohɹi(ː)ʔ

  1. whippoorwill

Descendants

  • Proto-Tuscarora-Nottoway: *kwaʔˈkohɹjɛʔ
    • Tuscarora: kwaʔkúrhyeh
  • Proto-Mohawk-Oneida:
  • Cayuga: gwę́’go̱hnyę’ (partially reshaped, perhaps borrowed from Seneca)
  • Seneca: gwë́’go:nyë’ (partially reshaped)

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, pages 553–4
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