Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *čVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: gather, join' 1 , 'gathering' 2

Mofu-Gudur: -́čǝm- 1 [BMof]

Mafa=Matakam: ńčǝ́mǝ́ 2 [BaMaf] reunion autour de chef

Gude: cǝǝmǝ 1 [Hs] ('gather many things into one place', may originate from *cVm- as well)

Notes: Malgwa cam-no [Lr] 'Versammlung)'

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *čamm-

Meaning: gather, join

Semitic: *t_Vmm- 'collect, gather'

Western Chadic: *čam(m)- 'link up, join' 1, 'gather' (tr.) 2, 'all' 3

Central Chadic: *čVm- gather, join' 1 , 'gathering' 2

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1579

Proto-Semitic: *t_Vmm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'collect, gather'

Arabic: t_mm [-u-]

Notes: Secondary *-u- before a labial

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *čam(m)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'link up, join' 1, 'gather' (tr.) 2, 'all' 3

Hausa: čámmè 1

Karekare: čaam 2 [LkK]

Ngizim: čám 3 [ShN]

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