Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/isin

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

From earlier *iwsin, from Proto-Afroasiatic *-sawin- (“to know”). Cognate with Egyptian swn, Hausa sani, Proto-Central Chadic *sɨn, Dime ishinchi.

Verb

*isin (perfect *əssắn, imperfect *əttisin)

  1. to know

Descendants

  • Northern Berber:
    • Kabyle: issin
    • Atlas:
    • Zenati:
  • Eastern Berber:
    • Ghadames: ăssən
    • Awjila: ššən
    • Nefusa: éssen
    • Siwi: ǝssǝn
  • Tuareg:
  • Western Berber:
    • Zenaga: ässən (aorist), əssän (perfect), əttässän (imperfect)
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