Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/waɁkohɹi(ː)Ɂ

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

  • *kwaɁkohɹjVɁ

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *waɁkuhɹiːɁ.

Noun

*waɁˈkohɹi(ː)Ɂ

  1. whippoorwill

Descendants

  • Tuscarora: kwaˀkúrhyeh
  • Mohawk: kwaʼkó꞉rien, waʼkó꞉riaʼ
  • Oneida: kwa’kóli
  • Cayuga: gwę́’go̱hnyę’ (partially reshaped, perhaps borrowed from Seneca)
  • Seneca: gwë́’go:nyë’ (partially reshaped)

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages[1], University of Manitoba, pages 553–4