Where does “-at” come from?
-at (Proto-Semitic) comes from Proto-Afroasiatic -t — Marks nouns as feminine.
-at (Proto-Semitic): Feminine-forming suffix
Ancestry of “-at”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Afroasiatic | -t | Marks nouns as feminine |