Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/-oɁnj-

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

*-oɁnj-

  1. hand

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᎤᏬᏰᏂ (uwoyeni)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *-aɁnj-, *-Ɂnj-
    • Laurentian: aignoascon (“hands”)
    • Mohawk: -a’ni-, á’nia’
    • Seneca: -’ny-, o’nya’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 529
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