Where does “-j” come from?

-j (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

-j (Egyptian): Marks the dual form of nouns and adjectives....

Definitions

  1. Marks the dual form of nouns and adjectives....

Ancestry of “-j”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
2Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—

Words derived from “-j”

Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t →