Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-inst-

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

*-inst-

  1. scale (of a fish)

Descendants

  • Tuscarora: -iθn-, úθneh
  • Mohawk: -itst-, ótstaʼ
  • Oneida: -itst-, ʌkitstalukó: (“I will remove fish scales”)
  • Onondaga: -ist-, gę́sta꞉ʼ (“scales, scab”)
  • Cayuga: -ihsd-, ohsda꞉ʼ
  • Seneca: -isd-, osdaʼ

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 489
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