Reconstruction:Proto-Cushitic/ham-

This Proto-Cushitic 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-Cushitic

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic *ḥam- (“to be hot, burnt”).

Root

*ham-

  1. to be hot.
  2. dark.

Derived terms

  • *ham-n
    • Beja: himni
    • Proto-Somaloid: *hibèén (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Oromoid:
  • *ham-ay-n-t
    • Khonso: halkeetta (“night”)
    • Iraqw: hhaantee (“darkness”)
  • *ham-o
    • Hadiyya: hiimo (“night”)

Descendants

  • Proto-East Cushitic
    • Proto-Highland East Cushitic: *hem-
  • Proto-South Cushitic
    • Iraqw: haam, hamee (“sweat”) (?)

References

  • Ehret, Christopher (1987) “Proto-Cushitic Reconstruction”, in Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika, volume 8, pages 7–180
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