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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVs- (?)
Meaning: life, existence
Semitic: *bVšVy- 'be, exist'
Western Chadic: *bas- 'health'
Central Chadic: *bus- 'life'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 12
Proto-Semitic: *bVšVy-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'be, exist, be available'
Akkadian: bašû from OAkk. on (CAD B, 144; Ahw, 112)
Phoenician: bšy
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-phn,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *bas-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'health'
Pa'a: bàsá [MS}
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-paa,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *bus-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'life'
Logone: vū́šī [LLog]
Notes: Semantics and phonetics are dubious.
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-log,cchet-notes,

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