Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: mḥy.t (OK)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish'

Notes: EG II 127. Cf. wḥʕ 'to fish'(n) EG I 360, dissimilated <*wḥʔ <*ḥwʔ ? Cf. mḥy 'swim, navigate'

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ḥaw/y-at-

Meaning: fish

Semitic: *ḥūt- 'fish'

Egyptian: mḥy.t (OK) 'fish' (<*mV-ḥVy-t?)

Western Chadic: (???)*ḥawud- 'fish' ~ *HVyw- 'to fish, catch, draw out'

Central Chadic: (???)*(ʔa)wVt- 'fish' ~ *yiH- 'to fish in shallow water (dip out the fish)'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1209

Proto-Semitic: *ḥūt-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish'

Arabic: ḥūt-

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *ḥawud- ~ *HVyw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish' (n.) 1, 'fish' (v.) 2, 'catch' 3, 'draw out' 4

Bolewa: ʔyuw- 2 [LkB] may also originate from *ʔyup-, cf. Tng yip

Tangale: oi 2, 3 [JgTan], ɔyị 4 [JgT]

Warji: ɣǝ̀dái, eudei 1 [Sk]

Kariya: ɣǝ́dǝ̀ 1 [Sk]

Miya: ɣǝ̀dí 1 [Sk]

Cagu: ḥáàtí 1 [Sk] <Arab ?

Jimbin: áwùdá 1 [Sk]

Notes: Bolewa ʔyuw- < *Hyaw- , met. < *wayH- .

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *(ʔa)wVt- ~ *yiH- ???

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fish' (n.) 1, 'to fish in shallow water (dip out the fish)' 2

Bura: yiha 2 [Ann]

Mofu-Gudur: áwɛ̀t 1 (CLR II 142) , awet, wet [BaMof]

Gude: ? tǝ̀hwá 'type of fish' Hosk. 272

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