Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/a-sen

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

Cognate with Proto-Semitic *šinn-.

Noun

*a-sen m (construct form *u-sen, plural *i-sen-ăn)

1. tooth

Descendants

• Ghadames: asén
• Awjila: asín
• Siwi: asen
• Ghomara: asan
• Tuareg:
  • Tamahaq: esen
  • Tamasheq: esen
  • Tawellemmet: ešen

References

• Marijn van Putten (2018) “Proto-Berber Mid Vowel Harmony”, in Nordic Journal of African Studies, volume 27, number 3, Helsinki, pages 1–32