Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/ʔim-

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

Noun

*ʔim-

mother

Coordinate terms

*ʔab- (“father”)

Descendants

Proto-Berber: *yəmma
- Northern Berber:
  - Kabyle: yemma
  - Atlas:
    - Tashelhit: mma
    - Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵎⵎⴰ (mma)
    - Senhaja de Srair: yemma
  - Zenati:
    - Tarifit: yemma
    - Chenoua: imma
    - Tachawit: imma
    - Northern Saharan Berber:
      - Figuig: yemma
      - Mzab: amma, mma
- Western Berber:
  - Tetserret: əmm
Egyptian: mwt (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Semitic: *ʔimm- (see there for further descendants)