Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḫatan-

Noun

 * 1)  son-in-law

Reconstruction notes
This item is later denied by Kogan, with the consideration that the Akkadian term, known from 🇨🇬, would be attested relatively sparsely in comparison to 🇨🇬, likewise denoting the male members of the bride’s family in relation to the groom, and with the vocalization ḫatanu instead of ḫatānu the second vowel would be syncopated if the term were inherited, which according to this suggestion it was as ḫatnu only in attempt of Akkadization of an Amurrite borrowing. But of course if two kinship terms become synonymous then one will be chosen as iconic already when a language is first recorded, but mayhaps later reinforced or reinvigorated from neighbouring related languages, and the meaning slant within the root towards marriage and bridegrooms points at the present term having meant a son-in-law in opposition to a father-in-law. Terms for in-laws one reconstructs for proto-languages are less stably retained in general, compare for instance the remains of 🇨🇬 or the extension of 🇨🇬 to “brother-in-law”.

Descendants

 * East Semitic:
 * West Semitic:
 * Central Semitic:
 * Northwest Semitic:
 * Canaanite:
 * Old South Arabian:
 * Canaanite:
 * Old South Arabian:
 * Canaanite:
 * Old South Arabian:
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