Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/tẽhseɁ

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

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-tẽːhs-.

Noun

*ˈtẽhseɁ

  1. mosquito

Descendants

  • Wyandot: tenhchie’

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, page 543