Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bu/at-

Meaning: vessel

Semitic: *batt- 'bottle'

Western Chadic: *buHat- 'gourd bottle'

Central Chadic: *b/pVt- 'cooking pot' 1,'large water pot'

Saho-Afar: *but- 'pot'

High East Cushitic: *bot- 'big jar'

Omotic: *bat-/*bot- 'gourd, calabash'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1749

Proto-Semitic: *batt-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bottle'

Arabic: batt-at-

Notes: Regular *-a- < HS *-u- after a labial.

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *buHat-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'water jug' 1, 'gourd bottle' 2, 'gourd' 3

Hausa: bū́tà 1

Tangale: bate 3 [JgT]

Gera: mbṑtà [ShV]

Notes: cp. Jimi buuta, Zul buuta id. < Hausa?

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *b/pVt-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cooking pot' 1,'large water pot'

Higi Futu: pta 2 [KrN242]

Higi Nkafa: ptà 1 [Kr N 240]

Notes: p- < *b- in contact with unvoiced -t-. Note that Gaanda ḅùta, Gbn ḅûta, Hwona ḅùra originate from *ḅV-ta, cf. Tera ḅo [NmT].

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *but-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'pot'

Afar (Danakil): buti

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *bot-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'big jar'

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): bota

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *bat-/*bot-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'gourd, calabash'

Ometo: batta

Kafa (Kaficho): botoo

Mocha: boto

Gimirra (Benesho, She): bat

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