Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-nat-

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

*-nat-

  1. camp
  2. city
  3. settlement
  4. village

Descendants

  • Laurentian: kanata, canada
  • Mohawk: kaná꞉ta
  • Onondaga: gana꞉dá꞉yęʼ, gana꞉dáʼkeh

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, page 514