Reconstruction:Proto-Somaloid/tumaal

This Proto-Somaloid 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-Somaloid

Etymology

From *tum- (“to pound”).

Noun

*tumaal (plural *tumaalo)

  1. blacksmith

Descendants

  • Aweer: tuma
  • Rendille: tumal
  • Somali: tumaal

References

  • Heine, Bernd (1978), The Sam languages. A History of Rendille, Boni and Somali, in Afroasiatic Linguistics, volume 6, number 2, page 74
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