Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/dam-

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

Root

*dam-

1. blood

Reconstruction notes

This root is not found in Egyptian, which reflects *ʒin-, a second root for blood, with Egyptian znf (also found in Hausa jinī).

Descendants

• Proto-Berber: *i-damm-ən m pl (“blood”)
  • Kabyle: idammen
  • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵉⴷⴰⵎⵎⵏ (idammn)
  • Tarifit: idammen
• Proto-Chadic:
  • Western Chadic:
    • Maaka: dom (“blood”)
• Proto-Cushitic: (possibly)
  • Oromo: dhiiga
  • Somali: dhiig
• Proto-Semitic: *dam- (“blood”) (see there for further descendants)