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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 1523
Proto-Semitic: *warr-
Meaning: 'pit'
Arabic: warr-at-
Notes: *u > a after a labial
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,semet-notes,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *wur-
Meaning: pit, hole
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *wur-
Meaning: 'pit' 1, 'hole dug to collect water'2
Dera=Kanakuru: wúrá 2 [NmK]
Ngizim: wúríyã 1 [ShN]
Notes: Cf. Tangale wure 'dig a hole in the ground' [JfT]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-der,wchet-ngz,wchet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *wur-
Meaning: 'gut' 1, 'dig' 1
Mandara=Wandala: wura-ntu-wra 2 [Kr N 392]
Mafa=Matakam: wúráy 1 [BMaf]
Daba: wulì 1 [CLR: 189]
Notes: redupl. in Mnd, -l- < *-r- in Daba is possible. Hwona wùrɛ̀'hole' see in *ywr [HSED 1083]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mnd,cchet-mtk,cchet-dab,cchet-notes,
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