Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *sVwisVwi

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'walk with hobbled legs'

Ayr: sǝwǝysǝwǝy

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): sewisewi 'marcher entravé (les jambes entravée; le sujet étant une p. ou un an.), à pas courts' F 1846

Tawllemmet: sǝwǝysǝwǝy

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ŝVʔŝVʔ-

Meaning: lead, outrun, walk, travel

Semitic: *ŝxVʔ(ŝxVʔ)- 'lead along (on a rope)' 1, 'go before, lead behind, outrun'

Berber: *sVwisVwi 'walk with hobbled legs'

Egyptian: šꜣs (westc) 'go, walk; travel; wander about; run (a boat)'

Western Chadic: *ŝVŝV- 'run'

Central Chadic: Wandala ẑal, ẑa <*ŝa 'walk'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 448

Proto-Semitic: *ŝVʔŝVʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'lead along (on a rope)' 1, 'go before, lead behind, outrun'

Hebrew: ššʔ (pi.) HAL 1664

Arabic: šʔy 2 ('devancer qqn.', VI 'se trouver à une grande distance'; šaʔaw-an 'extrémité, le point le plus reculé' BK 1 1180)

Geʕez (Ethiopian): --

Mehri: --

Jibbali: --

Soqotri: --

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: šꜣs (pyr)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: (Westc.) 'travel; tread on enemy' Foul 261, 'durchziehen, durchfahren; gehen; schreiten, wandeln', (Westcar) '(zu Schiff) fahren' EG IV 412; Urk IV šꜣs.w 'desert NE of Egypt'; 18 din. šꜣs.w 'Beduin'

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *ŝVŝV-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'run'

Kariya: z̃iz̃i [SkNb]

Pa'a: z̃az̃u [SklNb]

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