Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʕalay-

This Proto-Semitic 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-Semitic

Preposition

*ʕalay

1. on, on top of

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒌋𒅗 (eli)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: عَلَى (ʕalā)
      • Maltese: għal
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic: עַל (ʕal)
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: על (al)
  • Ethiopian Semitic:
    • Ge'ez: ላዕለ (ʿlä)