Reconstruction:Proto-Nubian/usi-n-gor
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This Proto-Nubian 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-Nubian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally "on the sorghum side", the side the sorghum would be on when eating; from *usi (“sorghum, durra, large millet”), *gor (“side”).
Adjective
[edit]*usi-n-gor
- on the right(-hand) side
References
[edit]- Claude Rilly, Alex de Voogt, The Meroitic Language and Writing System (2012, →ISBN