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
otter
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