South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *ʔaʔat-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sheep'

Qwadza (Ngomvia): aʔato 'sheep' Ehr. HRSC 276

Notes: Acc. to Ehr. HRSC, 276, <*ʔaʔ-at- or *ʕaʔ-at- 'sheep'; combimed with Asa ʔaʔaku 'sheep' and Maʔa amo 'goat' (<*ʔa-mo?). Though Asa may be from *ʔaʔa-ku and well compatible with Qdz. aʔato (<*ʔaʔat-), -t in Auslaut in the latter makes me separate these two, probably eventually related forms.

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔiwat-

Meaning: goat, sheep

Semitic: *ʔayaw-t- ~ (and*ʔawiy-?) 'goat'

Berber: *ti-hatt- (<*ti-ʔat-t ?) 'sheep' (pl.)

Western Chadic: *titw- (<*ti-tVw-?) 'sheep'

East Chadic: *ʔataw > *tuu/o 'she-goat'

South Cushitic: *ʔaʔat- 'sheep'

Omotic: *yat- 'sheep'

Notes: Cf. HSED, 1077 *ʕaw- 'goat, bull' (Eg. ʕw.t OK 'sheep and goats'; CCh. Gis, Bld. 'she-goat'; Irq. Al. Bur. 'bull')

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2642

Proto-Semitic: *ʔayaw-t- ~ *ʔawiy-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'goat'

Eblaitic: (?) a-wi-um = Sum. [DÀR]A?.DÀ [MEE IV 1251']. // To be normalized as /ʔarwiyum/ - see *ʔarwiy- (on the orthographic conventions underlying this interpretation v. [Conti Ebla 19, 32ff.]) or /ʔawiyum/. Hardly to be identified with *ʔayyal- No. ... as proposed in [Bonechi-Conti 10].

Tigre: ʔäyot 'Ziege, Zicklein' Rein. Bed., 37 (not in LH)

Gurage: Gog wǝtǝňňä, Muh Msq wǝttǝňňä, Cha wǝtǝnä, Eža wǝttǝnnä 'the young (male) of a goat or a sheep, *ram' <Cush: Kam wātānču 'calf', Had wātānčo LGur 670; hardly so for semantic reasons

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *ti-hatt- <*-ʔaw-t ?

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sheep'

Nefusa: pl. tatt-ǝn Pr. H No. 220

Audjila: pl. t-b_itt-în pl. ti-hatt-in Pr. H No. 220 apud Beg. {<*ʔaw-t}

Ayr: pl. ti-hǝtt-in 'brebis' Pr. H No. 220

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): pl. of tehele: ti-hatt-în Pr. H No. 220

Tawllemmet: pl. ti-hatt-in Pr. H No. 220

Taneslemt: pl. ti-hatt-in Pr. H No. 220

Semlal: pl. tatt-ǝn Pr. H No. 220

Canarian: GC ta-hat-an 'ovejas', ta-jat-an 'oveja', ti-hay-an 'carnero' W., 488 {pl.}

Notes: Cf. Kössm., 226

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *titw- (<*ti-tVw-?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sheep'

Bokos: tìtwi CLR II 290

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *ʔataw > *tuu/*twa

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'she-goat'

Nanchere: tū [Luk:90] Ziege

Lele: tū [WP]cabri sg.

Gabri: tu [Luk:88]

Kabalai: tuú [CLR], tu [Luk:93]

Kwang: MODGEL tō [Luk:97]

Sokoro: áato [Luk:49], atu [CLR]

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *yat-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sheep'

Hamer: yati Bend Ar 158

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