Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/dûm-

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

Root

*dûm-

  1. to proclaim
  2. to speak forcefully

Descendants

  • Cushitic:
    • Somali: dundun (“argument”)
  • Egyptian: dm (“to proclaim, to name, to mention”)
  • Proto-Semitic: *damdam-
    • Arabic: د م د م (d m d m)

References

  • Ehret, Christopher (1995), Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, →ISBN, page 133
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