Reconstruction:Proto-Cushitic/ʕaz-

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

Root

*ʕaz-

  1. white

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Cushitic:
    • Highland-East Cushitic:
      • Burji: ada (“milk”)
      • Gedeo: ado (“milk”)
      • Hadiyya: ado (“milk”)
      • Kambaata: azut (“milk”)
      • Sidamo: ado (“milk”)
    • Oromoid:
    • Saho-Afar:
    • Omo-Tana:
      • Somali: cad
      • Jiiddu: ayi
      • Aweer: ad
      • Arbore: ezzi
  • South Cushitic:
    • Rift:
      • Proto-West Rift: ʕadaʔ- ("be grey, be dirty")
        • Alagwa: /ada' (“get dirty”)
        • Burunge: /ada' (“be grey”)
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