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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *cahVw-
Meaning: plaited object
Semitic: *sahw- 'curtain'
Berber: *zaw- 'cord'
Western Chadic: *caw-/*cay- 'plaited cover for a door'
South Cushitic: *caḫw- 'snare' - cf.
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-wch,afaset-scu,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 324
Proto-Semitic: *sahw-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'curtain'
Arabic: sahw-
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *zaw-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'cord'
Ayr: a-zaw
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ayr,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *caw-/*cay-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'plaited cover for a door'
Hausa: c̣ayā̀wā
Notes: The inlaut laryngeal left no traces.
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-notes,

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South Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-South Cushitic: *caḫw-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'snare'
Iraqw (Mbulu): caḫwe-li
Qwadza (Ngomvia): caʔ-uko
Notes: Kwz seems irregular.
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-irq,scuet-kwz,scuet-notes,

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