Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *b-

Meaning: be big

Egyptian: bꜣ-w (if <*bVʔ-) 'Ruhm, Ansehn, Macht, Gewalt, Wille, Schicksalsbestimmung' (OK) EG I 413

Western Chadic: *ba > *bVH- 'big' 1, 'exceed, surpass' 2

Central Chadic: *baʔV *big' 1, 'thick' 2, 'grow'3 ,

East Chadic: *(ba)ba- - 'big' 1, 'many' 2 (?)

High East Cushitic: *Habb- 'be big'

South Cushitic: Qwadza baʔ-at- 'to increase (in size)', baʔ-ati 'long'

Notes: Cf. EDE II 13

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *ba > *bVH-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'big' 1, 'exceed, surpass'2

Hausa: bàbbā 1 redupl.

Pa'a: ḅī 2 [MS] (< *biH-)

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *baʔV

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: *big' 1, 'thick' 2, 'grow'3 ,

Gude: m-ba 'exceed in strength' [Hs] (? a deriv.)

Logone: bo 3 [VM:110]

Musgu: bai 1, 2 [Luk]

Zime-Dari: bà 1 [Cpr] =father

Zime-Batna: bà 1 [Sa]

Notes: cf. Bura bau 'wide' [Ann] , Gude búʔ 'wide, flat' [Hs]

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *(ba)ba-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'big' 1, 'many' 2

Jegu: bei 2 [Luk] (also 'five' )

Mubi: bbá 1 [Luk] (if not < Hausa)

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *Habb-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'be big'

Kambatta: abba

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