Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/-nõhs-

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

*-nõhs-

  1. house

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᎣᏪᏅᏒ (owenvsv)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *-nõhs-
    • Tuscarora: -nęhsh-, unę́hsheh (“house, cage, hut”)
    • Nomatsiguenga: onushag
    • Laurentian: canocha
    • Mohawk: -nonhs-, kanónhsa’ (“house, dwelling”)
    • Oneida: -nuhs-, kanúhsa’ (“house, building”)
    • Onondaga: -nųhs-, ganų́hsa’geh (“at the house”)
    • Cayuga: -nǫhs-, ganǫhsa’
    • Seneca: -nöhs-, ganö́hso:t
    • Wyandot: -nonhch-, yänonhchia’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 523
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