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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *mayṭ-
Meaning: 'palm tree'
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): mayč̣e
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-bmb,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ma/iṭw- ~ *may/wṭ-
Meaning: stick; branch (of a palm tree?)
Notes: Cf. HSED, 1750 *maw/yaṭ- 'tree' (CCh, Mok.; Oromo) and 1807 *muṭ- 'stick' (Hbr. maṭe, mistake, and Eg.)
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-omo,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 1983
Proto-Semitic: *ma/iṭ(ṭ/w)- ~ *mVyṭ-
Meaning: 'staff, rod, branch of a tree'
Akkadian: 'mace' OB on [CAD m 147] [AHw 664]
Eblaitic: ma-ṭì-um = gišgu-RUurudu и gišgu-RU-kakurudu (ссылки в [TD VIII 241-5]
Ugaritic: mṭ 'vara, báculo, fusta' [DLU 307]
Hebrew: maṭṭǟ 'staff, rod, scepter' [KB 573], [TD VIII 241-5]
Arabic: ma/iṭw- 'branche de palmier fendue en deux et donc oe sert pour lier quelque chose comme avec un corde' [BK 2 1124]
Tigre: mǝṭ ʔabälä 'to beat with rods' [LH 143]
Gurage: CHA EZHA ENN GYE mʷǝṭa, MUH GOG SEL muṭa, END muṭä 'plant that begins to grow
Mehri: mīṭáyn (myṭ) 'tree the wood of which is very hard and so heavy that it sinks in water. It is a favourite wood for making sticks and clubs' [JM 276]
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-ebl,semet-uga,semet-hbr,semet-ara,semet-tgr,semet-gur,semet-mhr,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: mdw (OK)
Meaning: 'stick, baton, staff'
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *mVṭ-
Meaning: 'baobab'
Higi Futu: mɨ̀di [Kr: N 134]
Higi Nkafa: mɨ̀ṭe [Kr: N 134]
Higi Ghye: màtè [Kr: N 134]
Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: mùtɛ [Kr: N 134]
Notes: Higi languages show reflex of AA -t-
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-hig,cchet-hnk,cchet-hgh,cchet-kap,cchet-notes,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *mawaT- (?)
Meaning: 'k. of tree'
Mokilko: moote 'k. of tree' HSED, 1750
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-mkk,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *mayaṭ-
Meaning: 'palm tree'
Oromo (Galla): meeṭii
Dasenech (Geleba): meeṭṭe Huds 110
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,lecet-gel,
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *mi(n)ṭ-
Meaning: 'tree'
Ometo: Gofa mic̣a, Zaysse minc̣a Lamb 472-3
Kafa (Kaficho): miṭo
Mocha: miṭo
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-ome,omoet-kaf,omoet-mch,
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