Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/hwihsk

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

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *hwihsk.

Numeral

*ˈhwihsk

  1. five

Descendants

  • Tuscarora: wísk (with unexplained loss of second /h/)
  • Nottoway: whisk
  • Susquehannock: whisck
  • Laurentian: ouyscon
  • Mohawk: wísk
  • Oneida: wísk
  • Onondaga: hwíks (reflex of *hwiks)
  • Cayuga: hwíhs (reflex of *hwiks)
  • Seneca: wis
  • Wyandot: wihch (reflex of *hwiks)

References

  • Charles Julian (2010), A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎[1], University of Manitoba, pages 485–6
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