Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/dăr-

This Proto-Afroasiatic 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-Afroasiatic

Root

*dăr-

1. to enlarge

Descendants

• Cushitic:
  • Somali: dar (“to add”)
• Omotic:
  • Bench: dorg (“fat, strong”)
• Proto-Semitic:
  • Arabic: د ر ر (d r r)
  • Old South Arabian: 𐩵 𐩧 𐩧 (d r r)

References

• Ehret, Christopher (1995), Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, →ISBN, page 135