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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *bwaHVr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 1 'pond', 2 'rivulet, stream'
Sura: vɔ́ɣɔ́r 2 [JgS]
Angas: fwor 2 [Fl]
Gerke=Yiwom: vòòr 2 [JgC]
Notes: regressive velarization of Ch *b):
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-sur,wchet-ang,wchet-grk,wchet-notes,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baḥVr-
Meaning: sea, lake
Semitic: *baḥr- 'sea, lake'
Western Chadic: *bwaHVr- 'pond' 1, 'rivulet' 2
East Chadic: *bwar- < *bwaHVr- 'sea, river'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 668
Proto-Semitic: *baḥr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'sea, lake'
Syrian Aramaic: baḥr-
Arabic: baḥr-
Epigraphic South Arabian: bḥr
Geʕez (Ethiopian): bāḥr
Tigre: bähar
Tigrai (Tigriñña): baḥri
Amharic: bahǝr
Notes: Regular Sem *-u- > *-a- after a labial.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-syr,semet-ara,semet-sar,semet-gzz,semet-tgr,semet-tgy,semet-amh,semet-notes,

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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *bwar- < *bwaHVr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'sea, river'
Kera: vòr [Eb]
Notes: <*bVHVr-, secondary velarization of a labial
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-ker,echet-notes,

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