Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/a-sen

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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

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Etymology

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Cognate with Proto-Semitic *šinn-.

Noun

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

  1. tooth

Descendants

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  • Ghadames: asén
  • Awjila: asín
  • Siwi: asen
  • Ghomara: asan
  • Tuareg:

References

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