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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔary/w- ~ *(ʔV)w/yar-
Meaning: corn, seed, beans
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-agw,afaset-omo,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2577
Proto-Semitic: *ʔarw/y-
Meaning: edible plant
Hebrew: ʔōrōt (pl.) 'mallow, Malva rotundifolia (edible)' (KB 25); ʔōrōt (pl.) 'mallow, Malva rotundifolia (edible)' (KB 25)
Arabic: ʔary- 'manne, substance végétale qui s'épaissit sur les feuilles des arbres' (BK 1, 27)
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-hbr,semet-ara,
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *Hawr-an/*Harw-an
Meaning: 'farine'
Ghadames: ab_er-n
Siwa: ar-en
Audjila: (a)b_ru-n
Izayan: ar-n
Mzab: EA wir-en
Shawiya: ar-en
Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): awr-en
Canarian: Ten. a-hor-en 'farine d'orge rôti' Wölfel, 516
Notes: Kossm., 92. b_ in Ghdms. and Audj. vs. w/0 in NBrb. may reflect a laryngeal in the vicinity of *w
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ghd,brbet-siw,brbet-awj,brbet-izy,brbet-mzb,brbet-sha,brbet-qbl,brbet-gua,brbet-notes,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: ỉwry
Meaning: 'Bohne' MK (EG I 56)
Coptic: (SF) aro 'fève' (Vycichl 1983, 15)
Notes: Cf. ỉry.t (18) 'corn (as donation)'
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-cpt,egyet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *ʔVr-
Meaning: seed '
Hausa: Hausa +írī̀
Bolewa: ʔàrè 1 [Luk]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-bol,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *ʔiwar- ~ *ʔiraw-
Meaning: 'seed, corn, bean, nut'
Malgwa: wira 'millet' (Skinner 1966, 83)
Mofu-Gudur: Mada ire 'semence' Barreteau & Brunet 2000, 231), úwwár 'Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae)' (Ibid., 267)
Fali Jilvu: *ʔyar 'millet' (Skinner 1966, 83)
Bachama: warey 'groundnuts' (Skinner 1966, 176)
Lame: ʔurū 'millet' (Skinner 1996, 46)
Banana: ira 'seed' (Skinner 1966, 117)
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-zgh,cchet-mof,cchet-faj,cchet-bch,cchet-lam,cchet-bnn,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *ʔa/irway-
Meaning: 'corn, seed'
Kera: arway 'graines poussant vite' (Skinner 1996, 117)
Dangla: yòrwò 2 [Fd] 'sorghum' (Skinner 1996, 83), cf. ēra 'noyau du fruit du palmier-doum' (Ibid., 179)
Bidiya: cf. wēro 'noyau de jonc' (Skinner 1996, 179)
Sokoro: yḗri [Lk: 43] 'corn'
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-ker,echet-dng,echet-bid,echet-sok,
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :
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Proto-Agaw: *ar-
Meaning: 'corn, crop'
Bilin: ar 'Korn, Getreide, Feldfruchte' 'Korn, Getreide, Feldfruchte' (Reinisch 1887, 44)
Khamir: ar 'Korn, Getreide, Feldfruchte' (Reinisch 1887, 44)
Qwara: ar 'Korn, Getreide, Feldfruchte' (Reinisch 1887, 44)
Dembea: ar 'Korn, Getreide, Feldfruchte' (Reinisch 1887, 44)
Awiya (Aungi): ar 'Korn, Getreide, Feldfruchte' (Reinisch 1887, 44)
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-bil,agwet-xmr,agwet-kwr,agwet-dmb,agwet-aun,
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *yār-
Meaning: 'seed'
Kafa (Kaficho): yāro 'seed' (Skinner 1996, 290)
Mocha: yāro 'seed' (Skinner 1996, 290)
Nao: yāro 'seed' (Skinner 1996, 290)
East Mao (Diddesa): S. yāro 'seed' (Skinner 1996, 290)
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-kaf,omoet-mch,omoet-nao,omoet-mao,
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