Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/yanaḳ-

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 *nuuk, found in causative Egyptian snq (“to suckle”) and Somali nuug / dhuuq (“to suck”), Rendille nuuga (“to suck”), Afar angu (“breast”), Jiiddu eenge (“breast”), Saho angu (“breast”), Iraqw isaangw (“nipple, breast”), Sidamo unuuna (“breast”), and possibly Hausa nono (“breast”).

Verb

*yanaḳ- (prefix conjugation *yiyniḳ-)

1. to suck

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: 𒂊𒉈𒆪 (/⁠enēqu⁠/)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • ⇒ Arabic: نَاقَة (nāqa, “she-camel”)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Aramaic: יְנַק / ܝܻܢܷܩ
      • Hebrew: יָנַק
      • Ugaritic: 𐎊𐎐𐎖 (ynq)