Where does “aman” come from?

aman (Siwi) comes from Proto-Berber am-an, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

aman (Siwi): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “aman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Berberam-anwater
2Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Proto-Berber am-an →