Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/-tsiːɁtsiːɁ

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

*-tsiːɁtsiːɁ

1. corn tassel

Descendants

• Southern Iroquoian:
  • Cherokee: ᏥᏥ (tsitsi)
• Proto-North Iroquoian: *-tsiɁtsiɁ
  • Laurentian: Ozisy
  • Mohawk: otsì:tsa’

References

• Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 549