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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *(y/ʔa-)wanVy-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'elephant'
Sura: nii 'elephant' Kr., I, 29
Chip: nĭ 'elephant' Kr., I, 41
Ankwe=Goemai: nî 'elephant' Kr., I, 53
Bolewa: yàwnu 'elephant' Kr., I, 85
Karekare: ʔuwán 'elephant' Jung. CLR, 124
Ngamo: yàwǝ̀n 'elephant' Kr., I, 95
Kifri=Giwo: yiwuni 'elephant' Jung. CLR, 124
Gera: yòni 'elephant' Kr., I, 74
Geruma: iwini 'elephant' Jung. CLR, 124
Miya: yɛwìn 'elephant' Kr., I, 147
Siri: yòòwáni 'elephant' Jung. CLR, 124
Mburku: yáwìn 'elephant' Jung. CLR, 124
Jimbin: yáwàn 'elephant' Jung. CLR, 124
Boghom: yuwân 'elephant' Jung. CLR, 124
Guruntum: yiwon 'elephant' Jung. CLR, 124
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-sur,wchet-chp,wchet-ank,wchet-bol,wchet-krk,wchet-ngm,wchet-krf,wchet-ger,wchet-grm,wchet-miy,wchet-sir,wchet-mbu,wchet-jmb,wchet-bgh,wchet-grn,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔa-)wVnay-
Meaning: elephant
Western Chadic: *(y/ʔa-)wanVy- 'elephant'
Central Chadic: *(ʔV-)wVŋVy- 'elephant'
Central Cushitic (Agaw): *ʔ/yVnnay/ŋ- 'elephant'
South Cushitic: *(ʔV-)wVnay- 'elephant'
afaset-meaning,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-agw,afaset-scu,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *(ʔV-)wVŋVy-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'elephant'
Gudu: ʔowŋ 'elephant' Kr., III, 78
Bachama: wɔŋɛ 'elephant' Jung. CLR, 125; wǝŋǝy id. Kr., III, 68
Afade: Ngala ánwe 'elephant' Bla. Eleph., 198 (apud Sölken), with metathesis
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-gdu,cchet-bch,cchet-afd,

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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

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Proto-Agaw: *ʔ/yVnnay/ŋ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'elephant'
Awiya (Aungi): ennī, ennāṇ 'elephant' Bla. Eleph., 199
Damot: Kunfal eni 'elephant' Bla. Eleph., 199
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-aun,agwet-dmt,

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South Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-South Cushitic: *(ʔV-)wVnay-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'elephant'
Qwadza (Ngomvia): onayo 'elephant' Ehr. HRSC, 295 (strangely reconstructed as *ʔuc̣o)
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-kwz,

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