Reconstruction:Proto-North Iroquoian/-inskɹ-

This Proto-North 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-North Iroquoian

Noun

*-inskɹ-

1. saliva, spit, spittle

Descendants

• Mohawk: ótskeri’ (“saliva”) (root -itsker-)

References

• Charles Julian (2010) A history of the Iroquoian Languages‎^[1], University of Manitoba, page 489