Reconstruction:Proto-Somaloid/hibéèn

This Proto-Somaloid 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-Somaloid

Etymology

Either from Proto-Cushitic *hamin (compare Beja himni), derived from Proto-Cushitic *ham- (“darkness”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḥam- (“to be burnt”), or related to Egyptian hbnj (“African blackwood”) and Tamahaq henbey (“have a black head”).

Noun

*hibéèn m

  1. night

Descendants

  • >? Jiiddu: hamin
  • Rendille: ibeen
  • Aweer: hawee, habe[1]
    • Aweer: haweenka (“this night”)
  • Somali: habeen

References

  • Heine, Bernd (1978), The Sam languages. A History of Rendille, Boni and Somali, in Afroasiatic Linguistics, volume 6, number 2, page 74
  1. ^ Grottanelli, V. L. (1957). Note sui Bon, cacciatori di bassa casta dell’Oltregiuba. Annali Lateranensi, page 216
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