Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/a-sen

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

Cognate with Proto-Semitic *šinn-.

Noun

*a-sen m (construct form *u-sen, plural *i-sen-ăn)

tooth

Descendants

Ghadames: asén
Awjila: asín
Siwi: asen
Ghomara: asan
Tuareg:
- Tamahaq: esen
- Tamasheq: esen
- Tawellemmet: ešen

References

Marijn van Putten (2018), “Proto-Berber Mid Vowel Harmony”, in Nordic Journal of African Studies, volume 27, issue 3, Helsinki, pages 1–32