Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *čar-

Meaning: arrow, spear

Egyptian: šsr 'arrow' (pyr)

Western Chadic: *čar- 'throw a spear, shoot an arrow' 1, 'fire at, hit (with spear, arrow)' 2

Central Chadic: *čyar- 'reed from which arrow-shaft is secured; arrow-shaft'

Dahalo (Sanye): t_aaro 'spear'

Notes: One wonders if Dah t_ is from *č-. Derived from *čar- 'throw'?

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: šsr

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'arrow' (pyr)

Notes: šs- is one of possible reflexes of *č-

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *čar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'throw a spear, shoot an arrow' 1, 'fire at, hit (with spear, arrow)' 2

Hausa: čárà 1, čáraa 2

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *čyar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'reed from which arrow-shaft is secured; arrow-shaft'

Bura: čera [An]

Dahalo etymology :

Dahalo: t_aaro

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: spear'

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