Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/te-βăyne

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

Etymology tree
Egyptian bnrbor.
Proto-Berber *te-βăyne

    Borrowed from Egyptian bnr (“date”).

    Noun

    *te-βăyn-e f

    1. date (fruit)

    Descendants

    • Northern Berber:
      • Atlas:
        • Tashelhit: tiyni, tayni, tayniwt
      • Zenati:
    • Eastern Berber:
      • Ghadames: aβéna
    • Tuareg:
      • Tamasheq: téhăyné
      • Tamahaq: teyne
    • Western Berber:
      • Zenaga: täynih
      • Tetserret: tini

    References

    • Maarten Kossmann (2013), The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN
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