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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *ʔabun-
Meaning: 'millstone'
Bolewa: bùní [ShV]
Karekare: bǝ̀ní [ShV]
Dera=Kanakuru: búnì [NmK]
Ngamo: bùnì [ShV]
Kifri=Giwo: bìní [ShV]
Gera: bìní [ShV]
Galambu: bìín [ShV]
Geruma: bìŋŋí [ShB]
Warji: vǝn-ay [SkNb]
Kariya: vun [SkNb]
Miya: vun ma dǝr[SkNb]
Pa'a: ván-ḳà [MS]
Mburku: avǝna [SkNb]
Zaar: vu:n [CLR: 172}
Notes: v- < *ʔab-
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-bol,wchet-krk,wchet-der,wchet-ngm,wchet-krf,wchet-ger,wchet-glm,wchet-grm,wchet-wrj,wchet-kry,wchet-miy,wchet-paa,wchet-mbu,wchet-zar,wchet-notes,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔabun-
Meaning: stone, millstone
Notes: Status of *ʔa- is not quite clear. Presumably, it is a prefix not preserved in Eg. On the other hand, cf. HS *ʔab- suggesting a segmentation *ʔab-un-
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 883
Proto-Semitic: *ʔab(V)n-
Meaning: 'stone'
Akkadian: abnu
Ugaritic: ʔabn
Phoenician: Pun ʔbn
Hebrew: ʔĕbĕn
Aramaic: (Emp) ʔbn
Syrian Aramaic: ʔabn- 'lapis' Br 2 Js 65:3, ! Petr 2:27
Mandaic Aramaic: abn-
Epigraphic South Arabian: ʔbn
Geʕez (Ethiopian): ʔǝbn
Tigre: ʔǝbn
Tigrai (Tigriñña): ʔǝmni
Harari: un
Mehri: ḥaubīn
Soqotri: ʔoben
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-uga,semet-phn,semet-hbr,semet-arm,semet-syr,semet-mnd,semet-sar,semet-gzz,semet-tgr,semet-tgy,semet-hrr,semet-mhr,semet-soq,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: bnw.t (ME)
Meaning: 'stone, millstone'
Notes: No traces of the initial ꜣ-
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *-bun-
Meaning: 'millstone' 1, 'stone (? of grinding)' 2
Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: vr̀á1 [CLR: 173]
Mandara=Wandala: úvrạ 1 [CLR]
Gidar: búúnạ nạ ạrạ 2 [CLR}
Zime-Batna: vǝ̀nà2 [Sa]
Notes: *-b- > v-, regular -r- < -n- in contact position.Msg fúni 'Mountain' [LMsg] hardly belongs to the same root.
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-dgh,cchet-mnd,cchet-gid,cchet-zbt,cchet-notes,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : PVNV
Meaning : stone
Notes : So far known only in SH.
globet-meaning,globet-afas,globet-notes,
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