Reconstruction:Proto-Cushitic/-t

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

From Proto-Afroasiatic *-t.

Suffix

*-t

1. Feminine-forming suffix.

Descendants

• North-Cushitic:
  • Beja: t-, -t
• East-Cushitic:
  • Saho-Afar:
    • Afar: t-
  • Oromoid:
    • Oromo: t-, -ti, -ttii, -ttuu
    • Khonso: -t-
  • Omo-Tana:
    • Somali: -ad (possibly)
    • Arbore: t-, -t, -té
• Proto-South Cushitic:
  • Iraqw: -tá