Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *čaʕVw- (?)

Meaning: catch in a net, trap

Semitic: Akk ašāšu 'to catch (in a net)' + 'reed cover' CAD a2 422

Western Chadic: *čVw/y- 'fish' (v.) 1 , 'fisherman' 2

Central Chadic: *čV 'fish with a basket' 1, 'fish, catch' 2

East Chadic: *čaw/y- 'fish with a net' 1 , 'fish with a fishing-basket' 2

Dahalo (Sanye): t_aʕ-aad 'trap' (v.)

Notes: One wonders if Dah t_ is from *č-.

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *čVw/y-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish' (v.) 1 , 'fisherman' 2

Kariya: čiwu 1 [SkNb]

Diri: aču 2 [Sk]

Pa'a: čuču 1 [SkNb]

Ngizim: šìyú 2 [ShN]

Bade: ma-súuy-an 2 [R.Lukas]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *čV

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish with a basket' 1, 'fish, catch' 2

Buduma=Yedina: či 2 [VM:111] pêcher, saisir

Zime-Batna: cu 1 [Sa]

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *čaw/y-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish with a net' 1 , 'fish with a fishing-basket' 2

Kera: čé áská 2 [Eb] aska 'fish'

Mokilko: sáwwè 1 [JMkk]

Dahalo etymology :

Dahalo: t_aʕ-aad

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'trap' (v.)

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