Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-nõhs-

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

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-nõhs-.

Noun

*-nõhs-

1. house

Descendants

• Laurentian: Canocha
• Mohawk: kanónhsa’
• Cayuga: ganǫhsa’

References

• Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 523