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

  1. skunk

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᏗᎵ (dili)
  • Proto-North Iroquoian: *teɁɹõ, *ẽtiɁɹõ
    • Tuscarora: nérˀę (“skunk”)
    • Mohawk: atí꞉ron (“raccoon”)
    • Seneca: ʌti꞉lú (“raccoon”)

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, pages 543–4
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