Reconstruction:Proto-Cushitic/ʕad-

This Proto-Cushitic 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-Cushitic

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic. Compare Egyptian ḥḏ (“to be white”).

Root

*ʕad-

1. white

Descendants

• Proto-North Cushitic: ʔad-
  • Beja: at (“milk”)
• Proto-East Cushitic: *ʕad-
  • Highland East:
    • Hadiyya: ado (“milk”)
  • Oromoid: ʔad-
    • Oromo: adii
    • Khonso: at
  • Saho-Afar:
    • Saho: cado
    • Afar: qado, qidi
  • Proto-Omo-Tana: *ʕaz-
    • Somali: cad
    • Jiiddu: a’yi
    • Arbore: ezzi