Reconstruction:Proto-West Semitic/baḥr-

This Proto-West Semitic 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-West Semitic

Noun

*baḥr- m

sea

Usage notes

Replaced the original word *tihām- in West Semitic, but was in turn replaced in Northwest Semitic by *yamm-.

Descendants

Central Semitic
- Arabic: بَحْر‎ (baḥr)
  - Gulf Arabic: بَحَر‎ (bəḥər)
  - Maltese: baħar
  - Moroccan Arabic: بحر‎ (bḥar)
- Classical Syriac: ܒܚܪܐ‎ (baḥrāʾ)
Ethiosemitic:
- Amharic: ባህረ (bahər)
- Ge'ez: ባሕር (baḥr)
- Tigrinya: ባሕሪ (baḥri)
Old South Arabian: 𐩨𐩢𐩧‎ (bḥr)