Reconstruction:Proto-Nubian/usi

This Proto-Nubian 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-Nubian

Noun

*usi

  1. sorghum, durra, large millet

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Birgid: uze

References

  • Claude Rilly, Alex de Voogt, The Meroitic Language and Writing System (2012, →ISBN, with "intervocalic *-s- only preserved in Birgid; the resulting form *ui has been resyllabified into *iwi in the East"
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