Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔV)ḥi/ull-

Meaning: (young) equid, camel

Semitic: *ḥil(l)ay- 'camel'

Berber: *Hulil 'donkey, foal', *HalHul 'young camel'

Saho-Afar: *ḥ/ʕillVw- 'colt, foal, young of ass' (?)

Low East Cushitic: *(ʔu)ḥVl- 'donkey'

Warazi (Dullay): *HV(HV)ll- 'horse'

Dahalo (Sanye): *ḥVllVʔ- 'zebra'

Omotic: Hull- 'horse'

Notes: Cf. Bl. Beja Fauna, 12; cf. Sasse PEC, 39 *hal- 'she-camel' (Som. hal, Rend. al-o, Or. hal-aa), actually not <*ḥVl-. Cf. also Tna hilälä 'donkey'.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1926

Proto-Semitic: *ḥil(l)ay-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'camel'

Akkadian: ilulayu 'ein Kamel?' OB (i-lu-la-a-a LL) [AHw 1563]

Tigre: ḥele '3. camel (poet.)' LH, 52

Tigrai (Tigriñña): ḥawla 'donkey's colt or foal of about two years' K 258

Harsusi: me-ḥeleyōt 'she-camel with fully-grown young'

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *Hulil 1,*HalHul 2

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 1 'donkey, foal', 2 'young camel'

Ghat: ahulil, pl. ihulal 'âne sauvage' Nehl., 127

Ayr: ǝhulel, pl. ihuletăn 'poulain, ânon' Aloj., 78

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): ă-hâhul, pl. i-hûhâl 'jeune chameau non castré' Pr. H., 49; a-lem, pl. illem-ân 'chameau' F III 1076

Tawllemmet: ǝhulel, pl. ihuletăn 'poulain, ânon' Aloj., 78

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *ḥ/ʕillVw- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'colt, foal, young of ass'

Saho: ʔellū 'das Follen, pullus, das Junge vom Pferd oder Esel' Rein. Af., 808

Afar (Danakil): ʔellū 'das Follen, pullus, das Junge vom Pferd oder Esel' Rein. Af., 808

Notes: rather < Tgr. ʕǝlu 'young of the donkey', Tna Tna. ʕillu 'donkey's colt, ass's foal'

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *(ʔu)ḥVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'donkey'

Rendille: éḥel 'donkey' Heine Rend., 215

Arbore: holl 'donkey' Heine Rend., 215; Elmolo oolʔ id., ibid.

Dasenech (Geleba): ʔuol 'donkey' Heine Rend., 215

Warazi etymology :

Proto-Warazi: *HV(HV)ll-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'horse'

Gollango (Wellango): ooll-ó 'Pferd' AMS, 262

Dahalo etymology :

Dahalo: ḥelleʔa

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'zebra'

Notes: Ehr. HRSC, 334

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *Hull-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'horse'

Ometo: Zaisse ollō, wollō 'cavallo', Ganjule ollo 'horse' (<*ḥ/ʕwl; acc. to Cer., < *b-?)

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