Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/gady-

This Proto-Semitic 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-Semitic

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic *gad- (“young male bovid”). Cognate with Proto-Cushitic *gad- and Proto-Chadic *gad-.

Unrelated to Proto-Berber *e-ɣăyd- (“he-goat”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳid-/*ḳad- (whence Proto-Semitic *naḳad- and Proto-Omotic *ḳid-).

Noun

*gady- m

  1. young goat, kid.

Descendants

  • East-Semitic:
    • Akkadian: gadû
  • West Semitic:
    • Central Semitic:
      • Arabic: جَدْي (jady)
      • Northwest Semitic:
        • Aramaic: גדיא / ܓܕܝܐ
        • Canaanite:
          • Hebrew: גדי
          • Phoenician: 𐤂𐤃𐤀 (gdʾ)
        • Ugaritic: 𐎂𐎄𐎊 (gdy)
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