Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/
ruk-
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
*ruk-
(
intransitive
)
to
bend
Descendants
Proto-Cushitic:
*ruk-
(
“
to turn
”
)
Somali:
ruug
(
“
kneecap
”
)
Egyptian:
rkrk
(
“
to creep
”
)
Proto-Semitic:
*rkb-
Arabic:
ركبة
(
“
knee
”
)
References
Ehret, Christopher (1995),
Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic
, →ISBN, page 447