Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/dam-

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

*dam-

blood

Reconstruction notes

This root is not found in Egyptian, which reflects *ʒin-, a second root for blood, with Egyptian znf (also found in Hausa jinī).

Descendants

Proto-Berber: *i-damm-ən m pl (“blood”)
- Kabyle: idammen
- Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⵏ (idammn)
- Tarifit: idammen
Proto-Chadic:
- Western Chadic:
  - Maaka: dom (“blood”)
Proto-Cushitic: (possibly)
- Oromo: dhiiga
- Somali: dhiig
Proto-Semitic: *dam- (“blood”) (see there for further descendants)

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