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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *garab-
Meaning: 'chest'
Miya: garabu Skin 15
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-miy,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *garab-
Meaning: stomach, belly
Notes: Cf. *ḳVrVb- 'interior, inner parts'.
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-agw,afaset-sho,afaset-lec,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 121
Proto-Semitic: *garab- ~ *gurgub- ~ *rugab-
Meaning: body 1; stomach, belly 2
Arabic: ǧurǧub-, ǧurǧubān- 2 'ventre' [BK 1 274]; cf. ǧrǧb 'manger' [ibid.]; ruǯb-, raǯab- 2 'part of body between the side and lower chest' BK 1 822
Epigraphic South Arabian: (?) SAB grb 1 'body, person' [SD 50]
Tigre: gärob 'body' [LH 574]
East Ethiopic: ZWY gäräbä 2 'big stomach of ruminants' [LGur 289] (acc. to Leslay, possibly < OROMO garbi)
Notes: Rather scarcely attested; see, however, AFRASIAN. Note MSA: MHR gǝrǝbēt 'mass, group of people' [JM 123], JIB EAST gǝrbɛ́t do. [ibid.], likely a semantic development from 'body'.
[DRS 178]: ESA, TGR, ZWY (also MSA 'groupe des gens'); [LGur 289]: ZWY, TGR, ESA
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,semet-sar,semet-tgr,semet-east,semet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *bVrwag-
Meaning: 'intestines'
Mandara=Wandala: broguè [Kr N 68]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mnd,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *burwag-
Meaning: 'stomach'
Tumak: būròōg [Cp]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-tum,
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :
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Proto-Agaw: *gerob-
Meaning: 'figure, body, torso'
Bilin: gerṓb, pl. gerṓf
Notes: unless from Tgr.
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-bil,agwet-notes,
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Saho-Afar etymology :
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Proto-Saho-Afar: *garVb-
Meaning: 'belly, stomach, intestine, heart'
Saho: garbaa
Afar (Danakil): garbaa
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-saho,shoet-afar,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *garab-
Meaning: 'big stomach of ruminants'
Oromo (Galla): gäräba LGur 289 (not in Gragg)
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,
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