Where does “bint-” come from?

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

bint- (Proto-Semitic): daughter

Definitions

  1. daughter

Ancestry of “bint-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic-atFeminine-forming suffix
2Proto-Afroasiatic-tMarks nouns as feminine

Words derived from “bint-”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic -t →Every word from Proto-Semitic -at →