Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/gady-

This Proto-Semitic 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-Semitic

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic. Compare Proto-Berber *a-ɣăyd (“goat”), Proto-Cushitic *gada-m- (“antelope”), and Proto-Chadic *gVda(y/m)- (“antelope”). Outside cognates may include Proto-Italic *haidos, Proto-Germanic *gaits, Proto-Nakh *gaaʒaᶰ, and possibly Basque gazte (“young”). False cognates include Greek γίδα (gída), Elamite 𒄭𒁺 (hi-du, “goat”), and Proto-Dravidian *yĀṭu (“goat”).

Noun

*gady- m

1. young goat

Descendants

• East-Semitic:
  • Akkadian: gadû
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: جَدْي (jady)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic: גדיא / ܓܕܝܐ
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: גדי
        • Phoenician: 𐤂𐤃𐤀 (gdʾ)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎂𐎄𐎊 (gdy)