Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-ɹõt-

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

Noun

*-ɹõt-

  1. tree
  2. log

Descendants

  • Tuscarora: -rę́ˀn-, urę́·ˀneh (“axe, log”)
  • Laurentian: conda (“wood”)
  • Mohawk: -ront-, karón꞉ta
  • Oneida: -lut-, ka꞉lúteʼ
  • Onondaga: -Ret-, gaę́꞉daʼ
  • Cayuga: -Rot-, gáǫ꞉daʼ (“log”)
  • Seneca: -Röt-, ga꞉ödaʼ (“tree, log, stem”)
  • Wyandot: -ronT-, yarontaʼ (“you will cut down the tree”)

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 540
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