Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/am-an

This Proto-Berber entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Afro-Asiatic *maʾ-. Within Pan-Berber, compare Guanche aemon, ahemon. Sometimes compared to Old Nubian ⲁⲙⲁⲛ- (aman-), but the resemblance is likely a coincidence given the otherwise complete lack of evidence for ancient Berber-Nubian contact.

Noun

*am-an m pl

water

Descendants

Augila: imin
Central Atlas Tamazight: ⴰⵎⴰⵏ (aman)
Ghadames: aman
Kabyle: aman
Nefusa: aman
Siwi: aman
Sokna: aman
Tagargrent: aman
Tarifit: aman
Tashelhit: ⴰⵎⴰⵏ (aman)
Taznatit: aman
Tuareg: ⵎⵏ (aman)
Zenaga: aman

References

Kossmann, Maarten (2013) The Arabic Influence on Northern Berber (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 67), Leiden: Koninklijke Brill NV, →ISBN.