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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *did-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'snake'
Hausa: daudai 'k. of snake'
Bolewa: did [Lk]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-bol,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *dVwVd-/*dVyVd-
Meaning: snake, worm
Semitic: *dud- < *dVwVd- 'worms'
Berber: *dVydVy- 'kind of worm'
Egyptian: ddy 'snake'
Western Chadic: *did- 'snake'
Central Chadic: *dVd- 'kind of snake'
Notes: Reduplication derived from *daʔ- 'worm, snake'.
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-notes,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 167
Proto-Semitic: *dūd- < *dVwVd-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'worms'
Akkadian: dūd-
Notes: Cf. also Arab dwd 'swarm (of worms)' (v.).
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-notes,

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *dVy-dVy-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'kind of worm'
Izayan: adiudiu
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-izy,

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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: ddy
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'snake'
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *dVd-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'snake'
Mofu-Gudur: dédew [BMof]
Notes: Cf. Mada dèdyèkw (? < *dedye-kw) 'a very poisonous snake' [BMad]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mof,cchet-notes,

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