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South Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-South Cushitic: *saḫ-
Meaning: 'gall bladder' 1, 'urinate' 2, 'urine' 3
Iraqw (Mbulu): saḫi 1, -sooḫ- 2
Qwadza (Ngomvia): saha 3
Ma'a (Mbugu): Cf. swáho 'heart'
Notes: Ehr HRSC 179; SIFKJa 103
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-irq,scuet-kwz,scuet-maa,scuet-notes,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *saḫ-
Meaning: gall, urinary bladder
Berber: Zenaga tă-ḫsǝh 'belly' (met.?) - Cf.
Notes: Cf. Sem *ŝḫḫ 'urinate' (Ar šḫḫ).
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-agw,afaset-scu,afaset-dhl,afaset-omo,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 95
Proto-Semitic: *šVmāḫ-
Meaning: intestine, spleen
Akkadian: šammāh_u 'large intestine; (?) paunch, belly' SB [CAD š1 314], [AHw 1156]. According to both sources, from SUM šà.mah_ 'Dickdarm' [AHw 1156], which, if not for a striking GEZ cognate, would look convincing (SUM šà 'Bauch, Darm, etc.' [IK 922], mah_ 'gross, etc.' [ibid. 651]); anyway, the coincidence of apparently independent SEM (AKK and GEZ) and SUM terms is fascinating
Geʕez (Ethiopian): sǝmāḥ, sǝmāḫ 'spleen' LGz 502
Notes: Scarcely but reliably attested; only AKK and GEZ. Cf. ARM JUD summǝḳā 'milt' (also 'inflammation of the eye', evidently a homonym) [Ja 966]; cf. also ARB samāḥīḳ- (pl.) 'stries, raies, surtout filets de graisse collés aus intestins chez les moutons' [BK 1 1136]. Though not to be directly compared for phonetic reasons, these terms apparently bear certain, probably not accidental, similarity to the present root.
[Holma 83]: "Ich glaube, šamah_h_u ergibt sich als ein echtsemitisches Wort wenn man es äthiop. sǝmāh_ 'Milz' zusammenstellt"
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-gzz,semet-notes,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: sḫ (med)
Meaning: 'gall'
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *šaH-
Meaning: 'urine'
Bokos: šáà
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-bks,
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :
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Proto-Agaw: *šaH- (cf. Ag 1305)
Meaning: 'urine'
Qemant: šaŋ
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-kem,
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Dahalo etymology :
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Dahalo: saaḥaw-
Meaning: 'urinate'
dhlet-prnum,dhlet-meaning,
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *šeʔ-
Meaning: urinate 1, urine 2
Ometo: *šeʔ- Hay Om 266
Ari: šaan- 1, 2
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-ome,omoet-ari,
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