Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-kowa-

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

  • *-kowanẽh, *-owanẽh (with incorporated nouns)

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-kuwa-.

Verb

*-kowa-

  1. to be big

Descendants

  • Tuscarora: kwà·nę
  • Mohawk: -kowanen, kkowá:nen

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, page 511
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