Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/dam-
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This Proto-Afroasiatic 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-Afroasiatic
Root
*dam-
Reconstruction notes
This root is not found in Egyptian, which reflects *ʒin-, a second root for blood, with Egyptian znf (also found in Hausa jinī).
Descendants
- Proto-Berber: *i-damm-ən m pl (“blood”)
- Proto-Chadic:
- Western Chadic:
- Maaka: dom (“blood”)
- Western Chadic:
- Proto-Cushitic: (possibly)
- Proto-Semitic: *dam- (“blood”) (see there for further descendants)