Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-nehstwar-

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

Etymology

From Proto-Iroquoian *-neːhstwaɹ.

Noun

*-nehstwar-

  1. ice

Descendants

  • Seneca: onésdo:h

References

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