Where does “بنت” come from?

بنت (Arabic) comes from Proto-Semitic bint-, from Proto-Semitic -at, from Proto-Afroasiatic -t — Marks nouns as feminine.

بنت (Arabic): female equivalent of اِبْن; girl; first-person...

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of اِبْن; girl; first-person...

Ancestry of “بنت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticbint-daughter
2Proto-Semitic-atFeminine-forming suffix
3Proto-Afroasiatic-tMarks nouns as feminine
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic -t →Every word from Proto-Semitic -at →Every word from Proto-Semitic bint- →