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
    • English: Ontario

References

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