Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/e-ɣăst

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.

Proto-Berber

Etymology

From Pre-Proto-Berber *ā-ḳast, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳas- (“bone”). Cognate with Egyptian qs and Hausa ƙàshī.

Noun

*e-ɣăst m (plural *i-ɣəst-an)

  1. bone

Descendants

  • North:
    • Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵉⵖⵙⵙ (iɣss), ⵉⵅⵙ (ixs)
    • Tashelhit: ixss
    • Kabyle: iɣess
    • Tarifit: iɣes, ixs, iɣess
    • Northern Saharan Berber: (Figuig) iɣess
  • East:
    • Ghadames: ɣăss
    • Siwi: iɣǝss, ixs
    • Awjila: aɣàst (irregular final cluster)
  • Tuareg:
    • Tamasheq: eɣăss, eɣăs (Tamaghit)
    • Tawellemmet: eɣăs (Tudalt)
  • West:
    • Zenaga: iʔssi
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