Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/maʔ-

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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

    *maʔ-

    1. water

    Descendants

    • Proto-Berber: *am-an (see there for further descendants)
    • Chadic:
    • Cushitic:
    • Egyptian: mw (/⁠maw⁠/) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Semitic: *māy- (see there for further descendants)

    References

    • Takács, Gábor (1999–2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, →ISBN
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