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Tigrinya
ḳədmi - before, prior to, previous to, preparatory to, earlier, ago, in front of, forward, at first, ahead, ahead of
(TED 1035)
Reconstruction
PS
*ḳVdm
- in front of, before
(Arakelova 2001:46, Kogan 2015:395)
The preposition is considered to be derived from the verbal root
*ḳdm
‘to be in front, to precede’