Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔam/n-)giraw-

Meaning: cat, lion

Semitic: *girr- 'lion' ~ *gargVr- 'leopard' (~ ǯarwal- 'serwal, lynx' ?)

Western Chadic: *ngar- 'wild cat'

Central Chadic: *ʔam-gʷar- 'cat'

Low East Cushitic: *girw- 'cat' ~ *garm- 'lion'

High East Cushitic: *giraʔw- 'cat' ~ *garm- 'lion (unless both < Omot)

Warazi (Dullay): *garm- 'lion'

Dahalo (Sanye): ŋgūro 'small black longtailed rodent'

Omotic: *giraw- ~ *gawar- 'cat' ~ *garm- 'lion'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2685

Proto-Semitic: *girr- ~ *gargVr- (~ ǯarwal- 'serwal, lynx' ?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'lion, leopard'

Akkadian: girru 'lion' SB (CAD G 94); gerru 'Raubtierjunges' (AHw. 285) which is hardly justified (for a detailed discussion see Landsberger 1934 77: "Nichts spricht allerdings dafür, dass girru das Löwenjunge bezeichnete"; cf. also Salonen 1976 200)

Arabic: Cf. ǯarwal- 'serwal, lynx (?) DRS 184 (without reference)

Harari: gärgōra (also gängōra) 'leopard' (LH 75, with a refe- rence to Cerulli who considered this term to be a Cushitism)

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *ngar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'wild cat'

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *ʔam-gʷar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cat'

Hwona: ʔàmŋwara, ʔaŋwara

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *girw- 1 ~ *garm- 2

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cat' 1, 'lion' 2

Konso: karm-aa 2

Gidole (Dirasha): kiro-ta 1, karm 2

Notes: Lamb Wol 360 (*g- > Gidole/Dirasha, Konso k- Black)

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *giraʔw- ~ *garm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cat' 1, 'lion' 2

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): grawʔ-ée, giraaʔw-ee 1 Sas Bur 85 (<Koyra?) "It is claimed to be a traditional domestic animal of the Burjis" ibid.; gárm-i 2 ("prob. < Om.")

Notes: Cf. Omot. Koyra giraawweʔ id.

Warazi etymology :

Proto-Warazi: *garm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'lion'

Gawwada-Dalpena: kármo

Harso (Werize): kármo

Dihina: kármo

Gollango (Wellango): kármo

Dahalo etymology :

Dahalo: ŋgūro

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'small black longtailed rodent'

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *giraw- ~ *gawar- ~ *garm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cat' 1, 'lion' 2

Ometo: Zala gawar-ya, Dawro garawa, Malo gaware, Gamu/Dač̣e gawara, Zaysse garawa (apud Cer), Koyra giraawweʔ (Sas Bur) 1; Zaysse/Koyra garma 2

Notes: Lamb Wol 359-60; 372-3

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