Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/hwihsk

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

Numeral

*hwihsk

1. five

Descendants

• Southern Iroquoian:
  • Cherokee: ᎯᏍᎩ (hisgi)
• Proto-North Iroquoian: *ˈhwihsk, *ˈhwiks
  • Mohawk: wísk
  • Oneida: wísk
  • Onondaga: hwíks

References

• Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 485