Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/
-nõːtsiː-
This Proto-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-Iroquoian
Noun
*-nõːtsiː-
brain
,
head
Descendants
Southern Iroquoian:
Cherokee:
ᎤᏅᏥᏓ
(
unvtsida
)
Proto-North Iroquoian:
*-nõtsi-
Mohawk:
-nontsi
,
onón:tsi
References
Charles Julian (
2010
),
A history of the Iroquoian Languages
[1]
, University of Manitoba, page
525