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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *liŝum- (?)
Meaning: fish
Berber: *ŝulmay- ~ *liŝma- ~ *lVmšay 'fish' (<Eg.?)
Egyptian: nšmw.t 'fish' (NK) < 'scale' (MK)
Western Chadic: *lams- 'k. of fish'
Central Chadic: *šalm- 'fish'
Notes: Scarce data. Rather an Eg loan in Berb, and Berb loan, in Hs
afaset-meaning,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-notes,

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *ŝulmay- ~ *liŝma- ~ *lVmšay
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'fish'
Ghadames: u-lisma
Ghat: a-lǝmšay
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): a-sûlmǝy
Snus: a-slǝm
Canarian: salema
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ghd,brbet-ght,brbet-ahg,brbet-snu,brbet-gua,

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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: nšmw.t (NK)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'fish'
Notes: < 'scale' (MK)
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *lams-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'k. of fish'
Hausa: lámsà
Notes: <Berb?
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-notes,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *šalm-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'fish'
Bura: šalmwi 'a k. of fish' Bura 183)
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-bur,

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