Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/a-maziɣ

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

Noun

*a-maziɣ m (plural *i-maziɣ-ăn)

  1. Berber
  2. free, noble man

Descendants

  • Northern Berber:
    • Atlas:
      • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ (amaziɣ)
      • Tashelhit: amaziɣ
    • Zenati:
  • Eastern Berber:
    • Ghadames: maziɛ
    • Nefusa: maziɣ
  • Tuareg
    • Tamahaq: amahăɣ
    • Tayert: ămažǝɣ
      • ⇒ Tayert: mužǝɣ (“to be Tuareg”)
    • Tamasheq: ămašǝɣ

References

  • Marijn van Putten (2019), “Introducción al estudio diacrónico del bereber”, in José Juan Batista Rodríguez, editor, Estudios sobre toponimia canaria prehispánica (in Spanish), Academia Canaria De La Lengua, →ISBN
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