Where does “maʾ-” come from?
maʾ- (Proto-Semitic) comes from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.
maʾ- (Proto-Semitic): water; *maʾ-/*may-
Ancestry of “maʾ-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Afroasiatic | maʔ- | water |
Words derived from “maʾ-”