Where does “بنت” come from?

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

بنت (Egyptian Arabic): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “بنت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبِنْتgirl, daughter; daughter
2Proto-Semiticbint-daughter
3Proto-Semitic-atFeminine-forming suffix
4Proto-Afroasiatic-tMarks nouns as feminine
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic -t →Every word from Proto-Semitic -at →Every word from Proto-Semitic bint- →