Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *ta/um-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to fish' 1, 'fish' 2 , '(group) fishing' 3

Bura: tamwi 1, 3 [Ann]

Mbara: túm 2 [TrMba], cf. Mulwi túmí 2 [TMlw]

Munjuk: tumi 1, tum 3 [TrMnj]

Gude: tǝǝmǝ 1 [Ho]

Mwulyen: túmí 1 [TMlw]

Musgu: tum 2 [LMsg]

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *tam(-an)-

Meaning: fish

Semitic: *taman- 'snake, dragon' (?)

Egyptian: tm.t (med) 'kind of fish'

Central Chadic: *ta/um- 'to fish' 1, 'fish' 2

Notes: This root may be a second component of a Cush composite for 'fish': LEC *ḳur-tum- (Or qurtummi, Gdl kurtum-et) and HEC *ḳir-tum-/*ḳur-tum- (Sid ḳiltiʔmi, Dar ḳultuʔme, Had ḳurṭume, Ala ḳurč̣um-et, Bmb ḳur-ṭume, Kmb ḳurtum). Cf. also Sem. *tVnnVn- '(mythical) snake, dragon'.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2686

Proto-Semitic: *taman-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'snake, dragon'

Geʕez (Ethiopian): taman

Tigre: tämän

Amharic: tämän

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: tm.t (med)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'kind of fish'

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