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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ɣilab- (?)
Meaning: neck
Semitic: *ɣ/ʕilb- 'have a thick neck'
Western Chadic: *galab- 'neck'
East Chadic: *gilVḅ- 'craw, goitre'
Notes: Scarce data. The consonant in the Anlaut is not clear. Metathetically related to *balVʕ/ɣ- 'uvula, larynx'?
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,afaset-notes,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 2582
Proto-Semitic: *ɣ/ʕilb-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'have a thick neck'
Arabic: ʔaɣlab- 'qui a le cou gros et épais' BK 2 490, ʕilbāʔ- 'grand muscle de chaque côté du cou' 2 337
Tigre: ʕlb < Arb
Notes: Denominative verb. Otherwise from ɣlb 'to win, get an upper hand over smb.'.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,semet-tgr,semet-notes,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *galab-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'neck'
Bolewa: galabo-dido
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-bol,

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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *gilVḅ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'craw, goitre'
Mokilko: gòn-gìlḅe
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-mkk,

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