Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ḥa/ull- ~ *ḥVw/yal-

Meaning: hoe; farming

Semitic: *H/wall- 'hoe'

Berber: *Hulli/*walli 'plow'

Egyptian: ḥnn (<*ḥll?) 'hoe'

Western Chadic: *Huwal- 'fields, farm'

Central Chadic: *(w)ol- 'farm'

Low East Cushitic: *(H)ayl- 'to sow'

High East Cushitic: *ḥayl- 'hoe; agricultural work'

Warazi (Dullay): *ḥull- 'harvest fiest'

Omotic: *Hayl- 'to sow'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2558

Proto-Semitic: *H/wall-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: hoe

Akkadian: allu 'hoe' OAkk. on (CAD a1, 356; AHw, 37; acc. to von Soden, a Sumerism, which is less likely)

Gurage: Sod. wällät 'forked digging stick' (LGur., 653; acc. to Leslau, represents wännät id. with alternance l:n unless from Cu.)

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *Hulli/*walli

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'plow'

Nefusa: uilli 'charrue', Sened uilli 'charrue' (Laoust 1920, 277) (Laoust 1920, 277)

Ntifa: Shilḥ (Ntf. and other dialects) a-wallu 'charrue' (Laoust 1920, 277)

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: ḥnn

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'Hacke' Pyr. (EG III, 114; -nn may originate from *-ll)

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *Huwal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fields, farm'

Geruma: uwal 'fields, ' (Jung. CLR, II 134)

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *(w)ol-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'farm'

Fali Jilvu: Fali (Jilbu) (w)ole 'farm' (Kraft)

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *(H)ayl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to sow'

Konso: ayl- 'to sow (seeds) and plow them under' (Sas. Bur., 29)

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *ḥayl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hoe; agricultural work'

Sidamo: heella-kko 'small digging stick' (Huds., 50)

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): háyl-ee 'neighbourhood help, i.e. mutual help in agricultural work' (Sas. Bur., 93-94), ayliy- 'to sow'

Warazi etymology :

Proto-Warazi: *ḥull-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'harvest fiest'

Gollango (Wellango): ḥullo 'Erntefest' (Dull., 239)

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *Hayl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to sow'

Ometo: Wol. ayliyya 'hoe' (Lamb. Wol., 308); Kač̣. ayl- 'to sow' (Lamb. Wol., 308), Koyra ayl- id. (Sas. Bur., 29 after Hayward, p.c.)

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