Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/dam-

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

*dam-

  1. blood
    Synonym: *ʒin-

Reconstruction notes

This root is not found in Egyptian, which reflects *ʒin-, a second root for blood, with Egyptian znf (also found in Hausa jinī).

Descendants

  • Proto-Berber: *i-damm-ən m pl
  • Proto-Chadic:
  • Proto-Cushitic: *dim- (“red”)
    • Awngi: [script needed] (dɨ́mmí, “red”)
    • Oromo: diimaa
    • Kw'adza: dimayi
  • Proto-Semitic: *dam- (see there for further descendants)
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