Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/-kʷa-

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

Alternative forms

• *-kuwa-

Verb

*-kʷa-

1. be big, be large

Descendants

• Southern Iroquoian:
  • Cherokee: ᎡᏆ (equa)
• Northern Iroquoian:
  • Mohawk: kkowá:nen

References

• Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 511