Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/Hasw

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Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/Hasw

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *Hisw

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic *ḥVsaw-. Compare with Hausa sha.[1]

Verb

*Hasw

1. to drink

Descendants

• Ghadames: [Term?] (ǝsw)
• Nefusa: [script needed] (su)
• Siwi: [script needed] (su)
• Aymara: [Term?] (ašu)
• Tahaggart Tamahaq: [script needed] (ǝsu)
• Tawallammat Tamajaq: [script needed] (ăšwu)
• Zenaga: [Term?] (ešbi)
• Tagargrent: [script needed] (su)
• Sened: [script needed] (su)
• Tachawit: [script needed] (ṣū)
• Kabyle: [Term?] (ǝsǝw)

References

1. https://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/query.cgi?basename=\\data\\semham\\afaset