Reconstruction:Proto-Somaloid/geiz-

This Proto-Somaloid 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-Somaloid

Noun

*geiz- m (plural *geizó)

  1. tree.

Descendants

  • Aweer: kee
  • Jiiddu: gaay
  • Rendille: gey
  • Somali: geed

References

  • Heine, Bernd (1978) “The Sam languages. A History of Rendille, Boni and Somali”, in Afroasiatic Linguistics, volume 6, number 2, pages 1–93