Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʔak-

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴳⴹⵉⴹ (agḍiḍ, bird).

Noun[edit]

*ʔak- m or f

  1. owl
  2. raven
  3. vulture

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒀝𒆪𒌑 (akkû, owl)
  • West Semitic:
    • Central Semitic:
      • Northwest Semitic:
    • Ethiopian Semitic:
      • Amharic: ጉጉት (gugut, owl)
      • Ge'ez: ኳኳ (kʷakʷa, raven)
      • Tigrinya: ኳኵ (kʷakʷ, crow, raven)