Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-nõhs-

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 *-nõhs-.

Noun

*-nõhs-

  1. house

Descendants

  • 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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