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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *dalaḲ- (?)
Meaning: wild cat; marten; wolf
Semitic: *dalaḳ/g- ~ *dVḳal- 'marten; wild cat, lynx'
Western Chadic: *gald- 'wild cat'
Saho-Afar: *daleh- (<*dalVḳ-?) 'wolf' (Bla NS No.17: *dVl- 'fierce an.'
Notes: Doubtful both phonetically and semantically
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 2701
Proto-Semitic: *dalaḳ/g- ~ *dVḳal-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: marten; wild cat, lynx
Arabic: dalaḳ- 'fouine' [BK 1 725]
Geʕez (Ethiopian): ʔǝllǝdku 'wild cat' LGz 18 ("would the initial ʔǝl- be the Arabic article?")
Tigre: dǝḳala (also dogala, däḳala ?) hǝmum 'hunting leopard ' LT 524-5; dǝḳala ḥayät, pl. dǝḳalatat ḥayät 'lynx' LT 525
Tigrai (Tigriñña): dalga ʔanbäsa 'caracal (a kind of lynx, Linx caracal)'
Amharic: dalga anbäsa 'caracal (a kind of lynx, Linx caracal)' K 1716
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *gald-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'wild cat'
Dera=Kanakuru: galdà
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Saho-Afar etymology :

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Proto-Saho-Afar: *daleh- (<*dalVḳ-?)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'wolf'
Afar (Danakil): dalehṓ
Notes: Rein Af 838
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