Etymograph

English

akhi

Akhi comes from Arabic ـِي ‘my’, and goes back to Proto-Afroasiatic *yi ‘me’.

  1. Proto-Afroasiaticprehistoric (reconstructed)*yi‘me’reconstructed
  2. Arabicc. 500–presentـِي‘my’
  3. Englishtodayakhi

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Afroasiaticprehistoric (reconstructed)*yi‘me’reconstructed
  2. Arabicc. 500–presentـِي‘my’
  3. Englishtodayakhi

Formed from akh + ـِي ‘my’

Egyptian ꜣḫ

English akh

Today it means

noun —

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Afroasiatic *yi / akhi