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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVŝ-
Meaning: dig, bury
Semitic: *nVbuŝ/ŝx- 'dig out'
Western Chadic: *mbaŝ- 'bury' 1, 'dig' 2
Central Chadic: *bVẑ- 'bury'
East Chadic: *bal- (<*baŝ-?) 'dig up an anthill during the starvation'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 999
Proto-Semitic: *nVbuŝ/ŝx-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'dig out'
Arabic: nbš [-u-]
Notes: Prefix *nV-.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,semet-notes,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *mbaŝ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'bury' 1, 'dig' 2
Bolewa: mbaal- 1 [LkB]
Karekare: mbǝl - 1 [LkK]
Ngizim: bǝ̀ẑú 2 [ShN]
Bade: ǝbẑu 2 [Kr]
Notes: Cf. Hausa bisne < *bc̃n/*bčn
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-bol,wchet-krk,wchet-ngz,wchet-bad,wchet-notes,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *bVẑ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'bury' 1, 'dig' 2
Bura: bẑà 1 [Kr N 365]
Mofu-Gudur: baẑ- 2 [BMof]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-bur,cchet-mof,

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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *bal- (<*baŝ-?)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'dig up an anthill during the starvation'
Bidiya: bàl-bàl [JBid]
Notes: redupl., -l- < *s` is regular
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-bid,echet-notes,

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