Reconstruction:Punic/𐤀𐤂𐤆

This Punic 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.

Punic

Etymology

Akin to Old Armenian ընկոյզ (ənkoyz, “walnut”).

Pronunciation

• (6^th BCE Punic): IPA^(key): /ʔəɡuːd͡z/
• (2^nd BCE Late Punic): IPA^(key): /ʔəɡyːd͡z/
• (2^nd CE Neo-Punic): IPA^(key): /əɡys/

Noun

*𐤀𐤂𐤆 (*ʾgz /ʾəgūz/) m

1. walnut

Descendants

• → Proto-Berber: *a-gusim
  • Kabyle: aɣuzim (the only known descendant)

References

• Blažek, Václav (2014) “Phoenician/Punic loans in Berber languages and their role in chronology of Berber”, in Folia Orientalia‎^[1], volume 51, page 281