Reconstruction:Proto-Iroquoian/-tsiːɹ

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

*-tsiːɹ

1. fire

Descendants

• Southern Iroquoian:
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏥᎳ (atsila)
• Northern Iroquoian:
  • Mohawk: ó:tsire’

References

• Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 548