Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/dam-

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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

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Root

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*dam-

  1. blood

Reconstruction notes

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

Descendants

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  • Proto-Berber: *i-damm-ən m pl (blood)
  • Proto-Chadic:
    • Western Chadic:
      • Maaka: dom (blood)
  • Proto-Cushitic: (possibly)
  • Proto-Semitic: *dam- (blood) (see there for further descendants)