Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/-b

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

Etymology 1

Suffix

*-b

1. Classifies animals as harmful

Derived terms

• *dab- (“large harmful animal”)
• *ǯiʔib- (“beast of prey”)

Descendants

• Proto-Semitic: *-b

Etymology 2

Suffix

*-b

1. Denotes body parts

Derived terms

• *dab(n)- (“hair”) (possibly)
• *lib- (“heart”)

Descendants

• Proto-Semitic: *-b