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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *ŋgʷV-n-
Meaning: 'snake'
Hausa: cf. ganwo 'a coiled snake, coil of rope'
Sura: ŋ̀wɔ̀ɔ [JgS]
Angas: ŋgʷɔ̀ŋ
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-sur,wchet-ang,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ḥVngʷ-
Meaning: worm, snake
Notes: Cf. Dolg AAN 3 (Ch comp. to Arab ʔaym-). Comp. to IE *angʷhi- 'snake, worm', etc.
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2442
Proto-Semitic: *ḥV(n)g-
Meaning: kind of worm
Tigrai (Tigriñña): ḥǝngugu 'kind of black worm living in water' [ТА 40].
Jibbali: ḥaz̃ɔ́t 'large, blind black segmented centipede oftenest seen during the rainy season [JJ 106].
Notes: Poorly attested, Common Semitic status questionable though the semantic coincidence is too remarkable to be neglected.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-tgy,semet-jib,semet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *gʷi-
Meaning: 'snake'
Masa: gwī (Mouchet)
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mas,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *HVng-
Meaning: 'snake'
Kera: hǝ̀nǯí
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-ker,
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