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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *Hʷal- > *ʔalVh- / *wal-
Meaning: 'leaf'
Pero: álàu [FrP]
Jimbin: aluhu [SkNb]
Polchi: wál [Cs]
Zul: wali [Cs]
Guus: wal-ḍǝ́ [Guus]
Notes: Cf. Kir, Bogh,Mngs *wandVr 'leaf' . Possibly < *wal-ndar , cf. Guus ndǝ́r, Saya ndǝ̄́r [Cs 355] 'bush'.
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-per,wchet-jmb,wchet-pol,wchet-zul,wchet-buu,wchet-notes,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʕal-
Meaning: leaf
Berber: ZNG aʔǯǝh (poss. <*ala)
Beḍauye (Beja): BED lāt, rāt (one and the same root? <*laʕ-at-?)
Low East Cushitic: SOM ʕáléen, pl. ʕáléemó
South Cushitic: IRQ loʕo
Omotic: MAO waale (same as 'ear'), KAF wollo, ʔilaši [Bla Omot] (<*ʔil-aš- <*ʕil-?)
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-bed,afaset-lec,afaset-scu,afaset-omo,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 750
Proto-Semitic: *ʕāl-
Meaning: 'leaf, foliage'
Hebrew: ʕālǟ
Judaic Aramaic: ʕly
Notes: Cf. *ʕVlw- 'aloe' Br 526
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-hbr,semet-jud,semet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *ʔaliya
Meaning: 'liane'
Logone: ʔèlìya [KOT: 117]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-log,
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