Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/si

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

Pronoun

*si (plural *su)

  1. he, she, it (third-personpronoun)

Reconstruction notes

This entry is based on Ehret's assertion that this term is genderless and *su is the plural counterpart. Blazek instead argues that *si is the feminine singular and *su is the masculine singular counterpart.

Alternative reconstructions

  • isi, *(i)si

Derived terms

  • *s- + *-i (feminine marker)
    • Proto-Cushitic: *Ɂisi (“she”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Egyptian: sj (“she”)
    • Proto-Semitic: *šiʔa (“she”) (see there for further descendants)
  • *s- + *-u (masculine marker)
    • Proto-Cushitic: *Ɂusu (“he”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Egyptian: sw (“he”)
    • Proto-Semitic: *šuʔa (“he”) (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

  • Chadic:
  • Proto-Omotic: *is

References

  • Ehret, Christopher (1995), Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, →ISBN
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