Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/a-ẓrəf
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This Proto-Berber 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-Berber
Etymology
Cognate with Akkadian ṣarpum. A wanderwort, shared with Proto-Germanic *silubrą, Proto-Slavic *sьrebro, Basque zilar.
Noun
*a-ẓrəf m
Descendants
- Chenoua: aẓref
- Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴰⵥⵔⴼ (aẓrf))
- Tashelhit: ⴰⵥⵔⴼ (aẓrf)
- Tuareg: aẓrəf (Tamahaq, Tamasheq, Tawellemmet)
- → Hausa: azurfa
- Zenaga: (að̣erfi)
References
- Dirk Boutkan and Maarten Kossmann (2001), "On The Etymology of 'Silver'", North-Western European Language Evolution 38, 3-15.