Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-Ɂnjõhs-

This Proto-North 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-North Iroquoian

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-Ɂnjõːhs-.

Noun

*-Ɂnjõhs-

  1. nose

Descendants

  • Tuscarora: -ˀtyęhs-, ktyę́hseh (“my nose”)
  • Nomatsiguenga: oteusag
  • Mohawk: -’nionhs-, o’niónhsa’
  • Oneida: -’nyuhs-, o’nyúhsa’
  • Onondaga: -’nyǫhs-, k’nyǫhsí’geh, ge’nyǫhsí’geh, ge’nyǫhsá’geh (“my nose”)
  • Cayuga: -’nyohs-, o’nyǫ́hsa’
  • Seneca: -’nyöhs-, o’nyö́hsa’ (archaic)

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 559
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