Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/-atawẽ-

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

Verb

*-atawẽ-

1. to swim, to bathe

Descendants

• Southern Iroquoian:
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏓᏬᎠ (adawoa /⁠ààdawóóʔa⁠/)
• Northern Iroquoian:
  • Mohawk: katá:wens

References

• Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 449