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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *sa/unnVy-
Meaning: 'seed'
Somali: šuni 'seed' (LGur., 555)
Oromo (Galla): saññii (Huds., 130) 'seed'
Dasenech (Geleba): sanne (Huds., 130) 'seed'
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,lecet-oro,lecet-gel,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *sVny/ʔ-
Meaning: seed, corn
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-omo,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2571
Proto-Semitic: *ʔa-šnVʔ/n-
Meaning: corn, wheat
Akkadian: ašnanu 'Korn, Getreide' OB on (AHw, 82; <*ʔa-šnan-, with prefixed ʔa-)
Mehri: mǝ-hnoy 'farm near a town' (JM, 159)
Jibbali: mǝ-šnuʔ 'garden on the mountain for dhura or beans', ešné 'to have a garden, field' (JJ, 263)
Soqotri: šáne 'semence, blé qui est sur les tiges', héne 'semer' (LS, 145)
Notes: Cf. Har. säñi, Sel. säñe, Wol. säññe, Zw. säñi 'seed, crop' (LGur., 555; very likely from Cu.)
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-mhr,semet-jib,semet-soq,semet-notes,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: sn.w
Meaning: 'Opferbrote' MK (EG IV, 155)
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *sVnH-
Meaning: 'millet'
Angas: šôŋ 'millet' (Kraft)
Tangale: siŋa 'sp. of bread' (Jungraithmayr 1991, 145)
Notes: Cf. Ch. *sina '' Stolb. 1996, 39
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-ang,wchet-tng,wchet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *sisin-
Meaning: 'seed'
Daba: sèsīn, Kola sísîn 'seed' (Jung. CLR, II 287)
Notes: Ch. *sina 'field, earth' (Stolbova 1996, 39).
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-dab,cchet-notes,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *sannVy- 'seed'
Meaning: 'seed'
Darasa (Gedeo): sanne 'seed' (LGur., 555)
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): saññee 'seed' (Huds., 130)
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-dar,hecet-bmb,
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *yVsVn-
Meaning: 'sorghum'
Hamer: isin 'sorghum' Bend. 1994, 148
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-hmr,
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