Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/
tiɁɹ
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
*tiɁɹ
skunk
Descendants
Southern Iroquoian:
Cherokee:
ᏗᎵ
(
dili
)
Proto-North Iroquoian:
*ˈteɁɹõ
,
*ẽˈtiɁɹõ
Mohawk:
atí:ron
(
“
raccoon
”
)
References
Charles Julian (
2010
),
A history of the Iroquoian Languages
[1]
, University of Manitoba, pages
543–4