Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/tsiːjẽh

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

Noun

*tsiːjẽh

1. otter
2. seal

Descendants

• Southern Iroquoian:
  • Cherokee: ᏥᏯ (tsiya)
• Northern Iroquoian:
  • Mohawk: otsí:io

References

• Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 547