Reconstruction:Proto-Cushitic/ʔaf-/*yaf-

Proto-Cushitic

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic. Compare Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).

Root

*ʔaf-/*yaf-

1. mouth
2. language

Descendants

• Proto-North Cushitic:
  • Beja: yeef
• Proto-East Cushitic:
  • Highland East Cushitic:
    • Sidamo: afoo
    • Burji: afeyi
  • Oromoid:
    • Oromo: afaan
    • Khonso: afaa
  • Saho-Afar:
    • Saho: af
    • Afar: afa
  • Somaloid:
    • Somali: afka
    • Jiiddu: ow
• Proto-South Cushitic: *ʔafa
  • Iraqw: afa