Where does “bint” come from?

Bint comes from Arabic بِنْت, from Proto-Semitic bint-, which derives from Proto-Semitic bin- with the feminine suffix from Proto-Afroasiatic -t.

bint (English): A woman, a girl

Definitions

  1. A woman, a girl

Ancestry of “bint”, 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- →