Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-õtaɹeɁ
Proto-North Iroquoian
Etymology
From Proto-Iroquoian *-õːtaɹiɁ.
Verb
*-õtaɹeɁ
- to be a lake
Related terms
- *-õtaɹ- (“lake”, noun)
Descendants
- Wyandot: ontari꞉io
- English: Ontario
References
- Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, page 485