Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/ăswəʔ

This Proto-Berber 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-Berber

Etymology

Compare Hausa sha and Proto-Central Chadic *sa.

Verb

*ăswəʔ (perfect *əswắʔ, imperfect *əsăssăʔ)[1]

  1. to drink

Descendants

  • Northern Berber:
    • Kabyle: sew
    • Atlas:
      • Tashelhit: su, sw, ssu
      • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵙⵡ (sw)
      • Senhaja de Srair: seḇ, su
    • Zenati:
      • Tarifit: su, sew
      • Northern Saharan Berber: sew
  • Eastern Berber:
    • Ghadames: ăsw, ǝsw
    • Siwi: su
  • Tuareg:
    • Tamahaq: ǝsu, ǝsw
    • Tawellemmet: ăšwu
  • Western Berber:
    • Zenaga: ešbi
    • Tetserret: ešb

References

  1. ^ Kossmann, M. (2008). Three irregular Berber verbs: "Eat", "drink", "be cooked, ripen." In A. Lubotsky, J. Schaeken, & J. Wiedijk (Eds.), Evidence and counter-evidence: Essays in honour of Frederik Kortlandt. Volume 2: General linguistics (Vol. 33, pp. 225–236). Rodopi, page 234
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