Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-aɁnj-

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

Alternative forms

  • *-Ɂnj-

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-oɁnj-.

Noun

*-aɁnj-

  1. hand
  2. finger

Descendants

  • 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