Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *warŝiʕ- ~ *ḥar(i)ŝ-

Meaning: rhinoceros

Semitic: *ḥar(i)ŝ/s_̂x ( ~ *Hawuraris) 'rhinoceros'

Western Chadic: *wVriŝ- 'rhinoceros'

Central Chadic: *wirŝi 'bull'

Low East Cushitic: *worš- 'rhinoceros'

High East Cushitic: *worša(ʕ)- 'rhinoceros'

Warazi (Dullay): *wVršaʕ- 'rhinoceros'

Mogogodo (Yaaku): *wVrsVʔ- 'rhinoceros'

Notes: The resemblance of Sem. and Cush. forms is hardly an accidental coincidence, though Sem. *ḥ- vs. ECush. and Ch. *w- is enigmatic. In most of non-Semitic languages quoted, *ḥ- yeilds neither w- nor 0, but is preserved as ḥ or h.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2654

Proto-Semitic: *ḥar(i)ŝ/s_̂x ( ~ *Hawuraris)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'rhinoceros'

Syrian Aramaic: Cf. ḥarsūmā 'proboscis; labia bovis' Br 257

Arabic: ḥarīš- [BK 1 408]

Geʕez (Ethiopian): ḥariŝ, ḥaris, ḥoras, ʔarwe ḥoras [LGz 244]

Amharic: Cf. ʔawuraris 'rhinocéros' Baet

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *wVriŝ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'rhinoceros'

Angas: vrīlī 'rhinoceros' Foulkes, 299 (*ŝ- and *ĉ- > Angas -l, acc. to Stolbova 1996, 112

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *wirŝi

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bull'

Musgu: Mbara wí(r)ẑĭ 'bull'

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *worš-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'rhinoceros'

Oromo (Galla): wors-eesa 'rhinoceros' Sasse PEC, 33

Baiso: wōrsēsa 'rhinoceros' Bla. Eleph., 201 (looks like a loan from Oromo)

Konso: orš-ayta 'rhinoceros' Sasse PEC, 33

Gidole (Dirasha): oršayt 'rhinoceros' Bla. Eleph., 201

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *worša(ʕ)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'rhinoceros'

Hadiya (Gudella): oršaʕaḍo 'rhinoceros' horn' Bla. Eleph., 201

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): wórša 'rhinoceros' Bla. Eleph., 201

Warazi etymology :

Proto-Warazi: *wVršaʕ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'rhinoceros'

Gollango (Wellango): oršaʕte 'rhinoceros' Bla. Eleph., 201; Amb et al.

Mogogodo etymology :

Mogogodo: 'ɔrsɛʔ

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'rhinoceros'

Notes: Hey Yaaku 132

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