Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/sin-

This Proto-Berber 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.

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Afroasiatic *siwan-. Cognate with Hausa sani.[1]

Verb edit

*sin-

  1. to know

Descendants edit

  • Ghadames: [Term?] (essǝn)
  • Siwi: [script needed] (ǝssǝn)
  • Aymara: [Term?] (ǝssǝn)
  • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵉⵙⵉⵏ (isin)
  • Tarifit: essen
  • Chenoua: [script needed] (sǝn)

References edit