Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/ta-βur-t

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

    Deverbal from *əβər (“to be closed, to close”). Unrelated to Latin porta (“gate”). Perhaps cognate with Egyptian rwt and Proto-Semitic *dalt-.

    Noun

    *ta-βur-t f

    1. door

    Descendants

    • Northern Berber:
      • Kabyle: tabburt
      • Atlas:
      • Zenati:
    • Eastern Berber
      • Ghadames: taββurt
      • Sokna: tawōrt
      • Nefusa: tawrt
      • Awjila: tavvùrt, təvùrt
    • Tuareg:
      • Tuareg: tahort

    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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