Semitic etymology :

Number: 2648

Proto-Semitic: *yaʕal- ~ ʕawāl- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'mythological bull' 1, 'rhinoceros' 2, 'young of the elephant' 3

Akkadian: alû (elû) 1 'bull (as a mythological being)' Bogh, SB, Akkadogr. in Hitt. CAD a₁, 377

Syrian Aramaic: yaʕlā 2 'unicornus, rhinoceros' Br 305

Tigre: ʕǝwal 3 'young of the elephant' ("in der Poesie auch von anderen jungen Tieren gebraucht") [LH, 477], ʔäwal [ibid., apud Munz.] (hardly connected with *ʕVwVl- 'young of an animal' which is attested in Tgr as ʕǝlu 'young of the donkey' [LH 450]; <*ʔawāl- with a variant form in ʕ- through contamination with ʕǝlu) ?

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔV-)wāl- ~ *y/(H)Vlw ~ *layiH- (?) ~ *wā(yV)l-

Meaning: elephant; rhinoceros

Semitic: *yaʕal- ~ ʕawāl- 'mythological bull' 1, 'rhinoceros' 2, 'young of the elephant' 3 (?)

Berber: *y/(H)Vlw 'elephant'

Western Chadic: *ling- (<*liŋ- <*liH-?) 'elephant' (?)

Central Chadic: *Haly- (< *ʔ/ʕaly-) 'giraffe' (?)

Low East Cushitic: *wiyyèl 'rhinoceros'

Dahalo (Sanye): wāla 'rhinoceros'

Notes: Cf. Blaz. Eleph., passim: Brb.; "maybe" Akk. and ECu pBoni *àlíšì 'female elephant'; "if the Berber -w- originates from the older -b-," (impossible - A.M.) "the closest parallels are found in Chad (E) Mukulu ʔêlbi 'elephant' and perhaps (W) Tangale làbàtà id." (ibid., 198); compares Dah. wāla to pSAM *wiyyèl 'rhinoceros' (with Rend. -ǯ- is secondary <*-yy-) and, illogically, to WCh. Angas wŭǯār̆, CCh. wùzil 'hippopotamus' (ibid., 201) where ǯ and z are primary sibilants or affricates.

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *y/(H)Vlw

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'elephant'

Ghat: alu 'éléphant' R.Basset Lex., 322

Ayr: ilǝw, pl. ilwan 'éléphant' Aloj., 119

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): êlu, pl. êlwān 'éléphant' F., 982

Tawllemmet: elǝw, pl. elwan 'éléphant' Aloj., 119

Zenaga: ǝžih 'éléphant' Nic. 1950, 149 (<*ʔVliw; not a loan from Arb. ʔal-fīl- as F. Nicolas thinks)

Semlal: Shilḥ ǝlu, pl. ǝlwan (? not in Smll nor Bmrn) - моя мал. карточка

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *ling- (<*liŋ- <*liH-?) (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'elephant'

Pa'a: làngá

Guruntum: Jimi lingo

Buli: ling

Notes: CLR II 124

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *Haly- (< *ʔ/ʕ-) (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'giraffe'

Musgu: ālí 'giraffe'

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *wiyyèl

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'rhinoceros'

Somali: wiyil 'rhinoceros' Heine 1982, 124

Boni: pBoni *wóòl 'rhinoceros' Heine 1982, 124

Rendille: wéǯel 'rhinoceros' Heine 1982, 124

Dahalo etymology :

Dahalo: wāla

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'rhinoceros'

Notes: Blaz. Eleph., 201 apud Ehr. 1974, 68 (not found in EEN)

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