Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/dâb-

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

*dâb-

1. to be behind

Root

*dâb-

1. back

Descendants

• Proto-Cushitic: *dab-/*dib-
  • Somali: dabar (“back”)
• Omotic:
  • Bench: dab (“to follow”)
• Proto-Semitic: *dbr-
  • Arabic: د ب ر (d b r)

References

• Ehret, Christopher (1995), Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, →ISBN, page 125