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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: bꜣ
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'hoe (v.)' (OK)
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ba/uʔ-
Meaning: dig, hoe (v.)
Egyptian: bꜣ 'hoe' (v.) (OK)
Western Chadic: *buʔ- 'bury, dig' 1, 'hoe' (v.) 2
Central Chadic: *baʔ- 'dig' 1, 'burying' 2
Low East Cushitic: *boʔ- 'furrow'
Notes: Related to *baʔ/y/w- 'hole, pit' ?. Eg bꜣ may otherwise reflect *bVr- <AA *bay/wr- 'hoe', *by/wr ~ *ʔbr 'to cultivate, hoe'
afaset-meaning,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-lec,afaset-notes,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *buy-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'bury, dig' 1, 'hoe' (v.) 2
Sha: bú 2 [JgR]
Kulere: bùy 1 [JgR]
Notes: Cf. redupl: Kirfi mbamb- `to bury';
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-sha,wchet-klr,wchet-notes,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *baʔ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'dig' 1, 'burying' 2
Gude: ḅá' 2 [Hs]
Logone: báa 1 [LLog]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-gde,cchet-log,

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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *boʔ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'furrow'
Oromo (Galla): boʔoo
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,

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