Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-nehsto-

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

• *-nehstwar-

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-neːhst-.

Noun

*-nehsto-

1. ice

Descendants

• Seneca: onésdo:h

References

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