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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *naʒil- ~ *ʒalan- ~ *lanVʒ- (?)
Meaning: stranger; friend
Semitic: *nazīl- 'stranger, foreigner'
Western Chadic: *ʒalaŋ 'friend (of a girl), brave young man' (?)
Central Chadic: *za/il- 'man'
East Chadic: *lanVʒ- 'friend' (< *lang-?) (?)
Notes: Scarce data. Metathesis.
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 42
Proto-Semitic: *nazīl-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'stranger, foreigner'
Arabic: nazīl-
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *zalaŋ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'friend (of a girl), brave young man'
Daffo-Butura: mázáláŋ, pl. zàlàŋ [Jg]
Notes: Dubious. A derivative, the original semantics is 'young man', probably < *zal-, cf. CLR:231.
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *za/il-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'man'
Margi: sàl [CLR]irreg. devoicing
Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: zal [Meek]
Lamang: zaal [Meek]
Mandara=Wandala: žíle, zala [ CLR ]
Guduf: zílà [CLR]
Mofu-Gudur: zɛ̀l [BaMof] >má-zàl-èy 'name'
Gisiga: (mbur)žel [CLR]
Mada: zàl [BaMad] also 'husband'
Daba: KOLA zélɛ́̀-ŋ [CLR]
Gidar: zil, mi-žili-n [CLR]
Notes: -ŋ is an indefinite marker, cf. mada zàlŋá'un homme (indefini)' . Mofu má-zàl-èy 'name' is a deriv. in ma-.
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *lanVʒ- (< *lang-?)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'friend'
Migama: lánǯìné [Jg]
Mubi: cf. láŋgànyóotù 'my friend' [JgBr] ̄́
Mokilko: lánzè [Jg]
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