Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/-u

This Proto-Afroasiatic 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-Afroasiatic

Suffix

*-u

  1. Masculine suffix
  2. Nominative suffix
  3. Plural suffix
    Synonym: *-n

Derived terms

  • *-u (lengthened)
    • Egyptian: -w
    • Akkadian: -ū

Descendants

  • Cushitic:
    • Somali: -o
    • Maay: -o
    • Garre: -o
    • Arbore: -ó
    • Daasanach: -u
  • Proto-Omotic: *-o

References

  • Ehret, Christopher. 1995. Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic (Proto-Afrasian): vowels, tone, consonants, and vocabulary. University of California Press. →ISBN.
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