Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/e-ɣăyd

This Proto-Berber 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-Berber

Etymology

From earlier *a-ḳăyd, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳid-/*ḳayd- (“young goat, sheep”).[1] Cognate with Proto-Semitic *naḳad- (“weak sheep, shepherd”) (Akkadian 𒈾𒆤 (nāqidum)) and Proto-Omotic *ḳid-.

Noun

*e-ɣăyd m (plural *i-ɣăyd-ăn)

  1. young male goat

Descendants

  • North:
    • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵉⵖⵉⴷ (iɣid)
    • Senhaja De Srair: iġežḏ̣
    • Kabyle: iɣid
    • Tarifit: iɣeyd
  • East:
    • Ghadames: aεīd
    • Siwi: iɣīd
  • Tuareg:
    • Tuareg: eɣăyd
    • Tamahaq: eɣeyd
    • Tamasheq: eɣăyd

References

  1. ^ Blažek, V. (2013). "Indo-European zoonyms in Afroasiatic perspective". Journal of Language Relationship, page 46 →DOI
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