Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/dâb-

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

*dâb-

  1. to be behind

Root

*dâb-

  1. back

Descendants

  • Proto-Cushitic: *dab-/*dib-
    • Somali: dabar (“back”)
  • Omotic:
    • Bench: dab (“to follow”)
  • Proto-Semitic: *dbr-
    • Arabic: د ب ر (d b r)

References

  • Ehret, Christopher (1995), Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, →ISBN, page 125
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