Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/lib-

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

*lib-

  1. heart

Descendants

  • Proto-Berber: *ulβ (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Cushitic:
  • Egyptian: jb (/⁠jib⁠/)
  • Proto-Semitic: *libb- (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Orel, V. E., & Stolbova, O. V. (1995). Hamito-Semitic etymological dictionary: Materials for a reconstruction. E. J. Brill, page 362
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