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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: bss (n)
Meaning: 'kind of fish'
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bus-
Meaning: fish
Notes: Scarce data.
afaset-meaning,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,afaset-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *ḅwas-
Meaning: 'fish'
Zaar: ḅ/ṗwas [Sm]
Wangday: ḅàs [CLR: 140]
Dokshi: ṗwas
Notes: BND bwas / Laryngeal prefix.
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-zar,wchet-wnd,wchet-dok,wchet-notes,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *bVs-
Meaning: 'fish'
Migama: búùsú [JMig] (may orginate < *bgs, cf. NOTES)
Jegu: bíšó [CLR: 141]
Bidiya: bòòsa [JBid] (may orginate < *bgs, cf. NOTES)
Ubi: buuze [Alio] (may orginate < *bgs, cf. NOTES)
Birgit: bı̀só [CLR: 141]
Sokoro: búsi [Lk: 43]
Mawa: bus (masc.) [Rob]
Notes: less probably *bVVs- < *bVgVs- (cf. Mubi bɔ̀gɔ̀sɔ́ [Luk] and *gwas- 'fish'
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-mig,echet-jeg,echet-bid,echet-ubi,echet-brg,echet-sok,echet-maw,echet-notes,
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