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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *dūr-
Meaning: 'elephant'
Nao: dōr 'elephant' Bla. Eleph., 199
Sheko: dorō 'elephant' Bla. Eleph., 199
Dizi (Maji): dōr 'elephant' Bla. Eleph., 199
Dime: duuro 'elephant' Flem.1994, 149 (comp. with Ari dagór and corresponding Hamer term)
Notes: Cf. Bla. Eleph., 199: Nao, Sheko, Maji; comp. by Bla. with many diverse forms to be rather distributed among different roots
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-nao,omoet-shk,omoet-maj,omoet-dim,omoet-notes,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *dur-(Vn-)
Meaning: hippopotamus/elephant
afaset-meaning,afaset-wch,afaset-omo,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *duri/an-
Meaning: 'hippopotamus'
Hausa: dṑrīna 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 203
Mupun: dòrina 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 203
Miya: dṑriná (< Hausa?) 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 203 other NB
Cagu: dṑránà 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 203
Notes: Comp. with ECu. forms in -l meaning 'hippo', 'crockodile' and 'sp. antelope'
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-gwn,wchet-miy,wchet-cag,wchet-notes,
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