Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *HVl- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'porridge'

Oromo (Galla): ? alaa 'gambo di dura dolce' (Sass. Bur. 25, apud Thiene, with a question mark)

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *lay/w- ~ *ʔVll- ~ *w/yVlal-

Meaning: k. of corn (millet ?)

Semitic: *laylay-an- 'grain' ~ *yil-t- 'peas'

Berber: *y/HVl(V)l- 'millet, sorghum'

Egyptian: iny.t (med) 'date seed'

Western Chadic: *yal- 'corn, grain' 1, 'nut' 2

Central Chadic: *law- 'okra'

East Chadic: *ʔulaw- ~ *wVyal- 'seed'

Beḍauye (Beja): *wVll- 'corn'

Saho-Afar: *yVlaw- ' corn'

Low East Cushitic: *HVl- 'porridge' (?)

High East Cushitic: *Hal- 'millet '

Warazi (Dullay): *H/walal- 'sorghum, beans'

Omotic: *wall- 'corn'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2570

Proto-Semitic: *laylay-an- ~ *yil-t-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'grain' 1, 'peas' 2

Akkadian: lillânu (lilliannu, lālânu) 'grain at its highest growth' SB (CAD l, 188; AHw, 553; <*laylay-an-, reduplicated, with -an suffixed?); iltu 'Häcksel'

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *y/HVl(V)l-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'millet, sorghum'

Ghadames: ileli 'millet', 'sorgho' (Laoust 1920, 268)

Nefusa: ill-an (pl.) 'sorgho' (Laoust 1920, 268)

Zenaga: ill-en (pl.) 'sorgho' (Laoust 1920, 268)

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: iny.t (med)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'date seed'

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *yal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'corn, grain' 1, 'nut' 2

Bolewa: yala 1

Dera=Kanakuru: yila 1, 2 Skin. 1996, 246

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *law-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'okra'

Peve: lo 'okra' (Kraft; <*law-)

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *ʔulaw- ~ *wVyal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'seed'

Mubi: wèyál 'seed' (Jung. CLR, II 287)

Mokilko: ʔulo 'grain' (Skin. 1996, 117)

Notes: Cf. Bid., Dng. luw- 'semer' (Skinner 1996, 246), Mig. lúwáw 'to sow' (Jungraithmayr & Adams 1992, 104)

Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

Bedauye: óli

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'geröstetes Getreide' (Reinisch 1895, 14), olli 'Brei' (Ibid. 15)

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *yVlaw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'corn'

Saho: iláû 'Korn, Getreide, spec. Durra' (Reinisch 1886, 808)

Afar (Danakil): iláû 'Korn, Getreide, spec. Durra' (Reinisch 1886, 808)

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *Hal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'millet'

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): álo 'millet' (Sass. Bur. 25)

Warazi etymology :

Proto-Warazi: *H/walal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sorghum, beans'

Harso (Werize): älälo 'Phaseolus vulgaris' (Dull., 235), wolalla 'Sorghum' (Ibid. 269)

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *wall-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'corn'

West Mao (Hozo): Koyra allo 'millet' (Sass. Bur. 25, apud Hayward)

Ari: uula 'maize, corn' Bend. 1994, 154

Hamer: uula 'maize, corn' Bend. 1994, 154

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