By the way, check out this discovery I found for the oldest mention of Somalis in history so far.
Egyptian ( mšꜥ , “ to march ” ) .
mšꜥ Verb : (intransitive) to go, to walk, to travel .
mšꜥ Noun :
army ,
footsoldiers ,
workgang .
mšꜥ : (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA(key): /
ˈmaʃʕaj/ (infinitive) .
ˈmaʃʕaj : mashac .
mšꜥ :
mshc is similar the Somali verb :
lukee /
lugee ( to
walk ) .
L → m ,
k / g → š " sh" ,
y / ee → c .
lukee / lugee : lky /
lgy =
mšꜥ (
mshc ) .
m š ꜥ
𓅓 Egyptian uniliteral sign for "m" .
𓈙 Egyptian uniliteral sign for " š " .
𓂞 Egyptian uniliteral sign for " c / ع " .
mšꜥ → šmꜥ → shmc / smc → soomaac → soomaal .
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