Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/-õːtaɹiɁ

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

*-õːtaɹiɁ

  1. lake

Verb

*-õːtaɹiɁ

  1. be a lake

Descendants

  • Southern Iroquoian:
    • Cherokee: ᎥᏓᎵ (vdali)
  • Proto North Iroquoian *-õtaɹeɁ
    • Wyandot: ontari꞉io

References

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