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Where does “maʾ-” come from?

maʾ- (Proto-Semitic) comes from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

maʾ- (Proto-Semitic): water; *maʾ-/*may-

Definitions

  1. water; *maʾ-/*may-

Ancestry of “maʾ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water

Words derived from “maʾ-”

  • mem
  • majem
  • מימן
  • מים
  • מים
  • ܒܝܬ ܡܝܐ
  • ܡܝܐ
  • ܡܝܢܐ
  • 𐤌𐤌
  • moh
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