Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/lib-

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

*lib-

  1. heart

Alternative forms

  • *nib- (Chadic, Omotic)

Descendants

  • Proto-Berber: *ulβ (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Cushitic:
    • Proto-Highland East Cushitic: *lubb-
    • Oromo: lubbuu
    • Khonso: luppoota
    • Arbore: rubay
    • Rendille: rubey
    • Somali: laab
    • Blin: libbe, labaka
  • Egyptian: jb (/⁠jib⁠/)
  • Proto-Semitic: *libb- (see there for further descendants)
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