Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/-neːhst-

This Proto-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-Iroquoian

Alternative forms

• *-neːhstwaɹ

Noun

*-neːhst-

1. ice

Descendants

• Southern Iroquoian:
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏁᏍᏓᎳ (unesdala)
• Proto-North Iroquoian: *-nehsto-
  • Seneca: onésdo:h

References

• Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 517