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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 1209
Proto-Semitic: *ḥūt-
Meaning: 'fish'
Arabic: ḥūt-
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ḥaw/y-at-
Meaning: fish
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: mḥy.t (OK)
Meaning: 'fish'
Notes: EG II 127. Cf. wḥʕ 'to fish'(n) EG I 360, dissimilated <*wḥʔ <*ḥwʔ ? Cf. mḥy 'swim, navigate'
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *ḥawud- ~ *HVyw-
Meaning: 'fish' (n.) 1, 'fish' (v.) 2, 'catch' 3, 'draw out' 4
Bolewa: ʔyuw- 2 [LkB] may also originate from *ʔyup-, cf. Tng yip
Tangale: oi 2, 3 [JgTan], ɔyị 4 [JgT]
Warji: ɣǝ̀dái, eudei 1 [Sk]
Kariya: ɣǝ́dǝ̀ 1 [Sk]
Miya: ɣǝ̀dí 1 [Sk]
Cagu: ḥáàtí 1 [Sk] <Arab ?
Jimbin: áwùdá 1 [Sk]
Notes: Bolewa ʔyuw- < *Hyaw- , met. < *wayH- .
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-bol,wchet-tng,wchet-wrj,wchet-kry,wchet-miy,wchet-cag,wchet-jmb,wchet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *(ʔa)wVt- ~ *yiH- ???
Meaning: 'fish' (n.) 1, 'to fish in shallow water (dip out the fish)' 2
Bura: yiha 2 [Ann]
Mofu-Gudur: áwɛ̀t 1 (CLR II 142) , awet, wet [BaMof]
Gude: ? tǝ̀hwá 'type of fish' Hosk. 272
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-bur,cchet-mof,cchet-gde,
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