Reconstruction:Proto-Sabaki/ašya

This Proto-Sabaki 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-Sabaki

Etymology

From *-aka +‎ *-ya.

Noun

*-ašya[1]

  1. (transitive) to burn

Alternative reconstructions

  • *-wašya

Descendants

  • Ilwana (E701): [-ača][2]
  • Mijikenda:
  • Swahili:
  • Comorian:

References

  1. ^ Nurse, Derek; Hinnebusch, Thomas J. (1993), Swahili and Sabaki: A Linguistic History, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 617
  2. ^ Maddieson & Sands, field notes, 1991