Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ma/iṭw- ~ *may/wṭ-

Meaning: stick; branch (of a palm tree?)

Semitic: *ma/iṭ(ṭ/w)- ~ *mVyṭ- 'staff, rod, branch of a tree'

Egyptian: *mṭw 'stick, baton, staff'

Central Chadic: *mVṭ- 'baobab' (?)

East Chadic: *mawaT- 'k. of tree' (?)

Low East Cushitic: *mayṭ- 'palm tree'

High East Cushitic: *mayṭ- 'palm tree'

Omotic: *mi(n)ṭ- 'tree'

Notes: Cf. HSED, 1750 *maw/yaṭ- 'tree' (CCh, Mok.; Oromo) and 1807 *muṭ- 'stick' (Hbr. maṭe, mistake, and Eg.)

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1983

Proto-Semitic: *ma/iṭ(ṭ/w)- ~ *mVyṭ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'staff, rod, branch of a tree'

Akkadian: 'mace' OB on [CAD m 147] [AHw 664]

Eblaitic: ma-ṭì-um = ^gišgu-RU^urudu и ^gišgu-RU-kak^urudu (ссылки в [TD VIII 241-5]

Ugaritic: mṭ 'vara, báculo, fusta' [DLU 307]

Hebrew: maṭṭǟ 'staff, rod, scepter' [KB 573], [TD VIII 241-5]

Arabic: ma/iṭw- 'branche de palmier fendue en deux et donc oe sert pour lier quelque chose comme avec un corde' [BK 2 1124]

Tigre: mǝṭ ʔabälä 'to beat with rods' [LH 143]

Gurage: CHA EZHA ENN GYE mʷǝṭa, MUH GOG SEL muṭa, END muṭä 'plant that begins to grow

Mehri: mīṭáyn (myṭ) 'tree the wood of which is very hard and so heavy that it sinks in water. It is a favourite wood for making sticks and clubs' [JM 276]

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: mdw (OK)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'stick, baton, staff'

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *mVṭ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'baobab'

Higi Futu: mɨ̀di [Kr: N 134]

Higi Nkafa: mɨ̀ṭe [Kr: N 134]

Higi Ghye: màtè [Kr: N 134]

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: mùtɛ [Kr: N 134]

Notes: Higi languages show reflex of AA -t-

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *mawaT- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'k. of tree'

Mokilko: moote 'k. of tree' HSED, 1750

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *mayaṭ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'palm tree'

Oromo (Galla): meeṭii

Dasenech (Geleba): meeṭṭe Huds 110

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *mayṭ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'palm tree'

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): mayč̣e

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *mi(n)ṭ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'tree'

Ometo: Gofa mic̣a, Zaysse minc̣a Lamb 472-3

Kafa (Kaficho): miṭo

Mocha: miṭo

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