Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ʔabVt-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'strike' 1, 'bite' 2

Oromo (Galla): aboota 1

Baiso: abate 'bite'

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bat-/*bit-

Meaning: cut off

Semitic: *bit-/*but- 'cut off, break off'

Berber: *bVt- 'cut off, chop off'

Western Chadic: *byat- 'cut into pieces' 1, 'cut corn' 2

Low East Cushitic: *ʔabVt- 'strike' 1, 'bite' 2

Notes: Cf. *baṭ- 'pierce, cut'.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 494

Proto-Semitic: *bit-/*but-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cut off, break off'

Arabic: btt [-u-,-i-]

Notes: u-vocalism is secondary.

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *bVt-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cut off, chop off'

Ayr: ǝ-bǝt

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): ǝ-bǝt

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *byat-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cut into pieces' 1, 'cut corn' 2

Tangale: pete 2 [JgT]

Pero: péttò 1 [FrP]

Notes: cf. also Hs báttà (n.) 'cutting in two through the middle at one stroke'. Devoicing in Tng and Pero is regular.

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