South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *ŝab-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bush'

Alagwa (Wasi): ŝaba

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ŝab-

Meaning: plant

Egyptian: šꜣb 'kind of plant' (pyr)

Western Chadic: *[ŝ]ab- 'grass'

Central Chadic: *ẑabaH- 'leaf' (pl.) 1, 'k. of grass' 2 ,'green' 3

South Cushitic: *ŝab- 'bush'

Dahalo (Sanye): ŝaab-une 'leaf'

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: šꜣb

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'kind of plant' (pyr)

Notes: Vocalic -ꜣ-

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *[s̃]aba

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: k of grass

Tangale: laba [JgT]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *ŝab(VH)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'leaf' (pl.) 1, 't of grass' 2 , 'green' 3

Glavda: cf. ẑǝ̀bǝc-ẑǝ̀bǝcà 3 [Kr]

Gisiga: cf. ẑaẑuḅ-or 3 [Luk]

Mada: ẑbàh (pl.) 1 [BMad]

Logone: ẑébā 3 [Luk]

Zime-Batna: ẑébā 2 [Sa]

Dahalo etymology :

Dahalo: ŝaab-une

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'leaf'

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