Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/ɣʷa

This Proto-Afroasiatic 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-Afroasiatic

Noun

*ɣʷa

1. heat

Descendants

• Proto-Cushitic: *ɣʷaar-
• Egyptian: ḫt
• >? Arabic: غَتْم (ḡatm, “stifling heat”)

References

• Ehret, Christopher (1995), Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, →ISBN