Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *Haǯam- ~ *ǯVHVm-

Meaning: hippopotamus/elephant

Semitic: *ḥarmad_/z- 'elephant' (?)

Central Chadic: *ǯV(HV)mi ~ *(H)VǯVmi 'hippopotamus'

East Chadic: *ǯV(HV)m- ~ *(HV)ǯVm- 'elephant'

Omotic: (H)azām- 'hippopotamus'

Notes: *ǯ- in the reconstructed form is confirmed by two Ch. examples. In PCh., acc. to Stolbova 1996, 74-75, lanyngeals have disappeared in *HVCVCV roots (*HVCVC > *CVCV), i.e. *ǯV(HV)m- may reflect *(HV)ǯVm-. As for Sem., one cannot rule out an exotic restructuring in Eth.: *ḥarmad_ <*ḥad_mar- <*ḥad_Vm, with metathesis and insertion of -r- under the influence of Gz. harmās 'elephant' (LGz., 219) from Sem. *ha/irmī/āS- (*-S reflecting either *-š < Afras. *-s, or *-s < Afras. *-c) 'elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo' (Arb. hirmīs- 'rhinocéros; buffle; lion féroce' BK 2 1415). Cf. *ǯiHun- ~ *ǯinaH- 'elephant' (3636).

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2650

Proto-Semitic: *ḥarmad_/z- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'elephant'

Geʕez (Ethiopian): ḥarmaz

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *ǯV(HV)mi ~ *(H)VǯVmi

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hippopotamus'

Gidar: ǯōmi 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 204

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *ǯV(HV)m- ~ *(HV)ǯVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'elephant'

Ndam: ǯ̌em 'elephant' Bla. Eleph., 200 (comp. with other ECh. forms in -n)

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *(H)azām-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hippopotamus'

Ometo: Basketo azāma 'hippo' Bla. Eleph., 204 apud Flem. (comp. with NOm. forms of the azag- type)

Notes: Cf. Dizi-Sheko iizǝm 'crockodile' [Bnd. Om. 347]

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