Reconstruction:Proto-Nubian/es-ti

This Proto-Nubian 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-Nubian

Noun

*es-ti

1. water

Descendants

• Birgid: eeȷi
• Dongolawi: essi
• Ghulfan: ɔti
• Midob: ə́əcì
• Old Nubian: ⲁⲥⲥⲉ- (asse-), ⲉⲥⲥⲓ- (essi-)

References

• Claude Rilly, Alex de Voogt, The Meroitic Language and Writing System (2012, →ISBN, as "*es(-ti) ~ *os", citing Jakobi (2004) for "*Vs-tV"