Reconstruction:Proto-Cushitic/ʔaf-

This Proto-Cushitic 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-Cushitic

Alternative forms

  • *yaf-

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic. Compare Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).

Root

*ʔaf-

  1. mouth
  2. language

Descendants

  • Proto-North Cushitic:
    • Beja: yeef
  • Proto-East Cushitic:
    • Highland East Cushitic:
      • Sidamo: afoo
      • Burji: afeyi
    • Oromoid:
    • Saho-Afar:
    • Somaloid:
  • Proto-South Cushitic: *ʔafa
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