Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/
hwihsk
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
Numeral
*hwihsk
five
Descendants
Southern Iroquoian:
Cherokee:
ᎯᏍᎩ
(
hisgi
)
Proto-North Iroquoian:
*ˈhwihsk
,
*ˈhwiks
Tuscarora:
wísk
(
with unexplained loss of second
/h/
)
Nottoway:
whisk
Susquehannock:
whisck
Laurentian:
ouyscon
Mohawk:
wísk
Oneida:
wísk
Onondaga:
hwíks
(
reflex of
*ˈhwiks
)
Cayuga:
hwíhs
(
reflex of
*ˈhwiks
)
Seneca:
wis
Wyandot:
wihch
(
reflex of
*ˈhwiks
)
References
Charles Julian (
2010
),
A history of the Iroquoian Languages
[1]
, University of Manitoba, page
485