Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔanāku

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Afroasiatic *ˀanāku. Compare Egyptian jnk and Proto-Berber *ənăkkʷ.

Pronoun

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*ʔanāku m or f

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

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Reconstruction notes

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A reduced form *ʔana appears to have coexisted with *ʔanāku in West Semitic (if not earlier), but most descendants only have a reflex of one of the two forms.

Descendants

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From *ʔanāku:
From *ʔana:

References

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  • Huehnergard, John (2019) “Proto-Semitic”, in Huehnergard, John and Na'ama Pat-El, editors, The Semitic Languages, 2nd edition, Routledge, →ISBN