Reconstruction:Proto-Berber/e-ɣăss

This Proto-Berber 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-Berber

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳas-. Cognate with Egyptian qs and Hausa ƙàshī.

Noun

*e-ɣăss m

1. bone

Descendants

• Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵉⵖⵙ (iɣs), ⵉⵅⵙ (ixs)
• Tashelhit: ⵉⵅⵙⵙ (ixss)
• Ghadames: ɣăss
• Kabyle: iɣass
• Siwi: [script needed] (îɣǝs)
• Northern Saharan Berber: iɣes (Figuig)
• Tuareg:
  • Tamasheq: eɣăss, eɣăs (Tamaghit)
  • Tawellemmet: eɣăs (Tudalt)
• Zenaga: [Term?] (iʔssi)
• Awjila: aɣàst (irregular final cluster)