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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *(wV)gun-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'dirty'
Angas: gun [Fl]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-ang,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *gVwun-
Meaning: be black
Semitic: *gVwVn- 'be black'
Berber: Semlal a-ssgan 'black'
Western Chadic: *(wV)gun- 'dirty' or Fyer ŋgwèn 'night' [JgR] < gwn?
Notes: An alternative reconstruction is *wVgun-
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-wch,afaset-notes,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 951
Proto-Semitic: *gVwVn-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'be black'
Arabic: gwn [-u-]
Notes: If not related to Aram gawnā 'colour' borrowed from Iranian
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,semet-notes,

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