Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *sub-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'follow'

Daba: sub [Mo]

Notes: FBw sɨbi 'drive away' [Kr: 30]may be < *sV-bV

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *sab-

Meaning: come and go, walk

Semitic: *šVb- 'walk slowly' 1, 'come' 2

Western Chadic: *sabVʔ- 'return'1, 'go out' 2

Central Chadic: *sub- 'follow'

East Chadic: *sab- 'walk' (n.)

Semitic etymology :

Number: 416

Proto-Semitic: *šVb-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'walk slowly' 1, 'come' 2

Arabic: sbsb 1, subʔat- 'long voyage', masbaʔ- 'chemin' BK 1 1040 (<Sab?)

Epigraphic South Arabian: Sab s₁bʔ 'carry out an undertaking (e.g. military expedition, journey, etc.)', ms₁bʔ 'road, way, watercourse' SD 122

Tigre: šbb 2

Notes: Reduplication in Arab.

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *sabVʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'return' 1, 'go out' 2

Hausa: saḅō 1

Diri: sǝ̀bú 2 [SkNb]

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *sab-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'walk' (n.)

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