PROTO: *tam(-an)-
MEANING: fish
NOTES: This root may be a second component of a Cush composite for 'fish': LEC *ḳur-tum- (Or qurtummi, Gdl kurtum-et) and HEC *ḳir-tum-/*ḳur-tum- (Sid ḳiltiʔmi, Dar ḳultuʔme, Had ḳurṭume, Ala ḳurč̣um-et, Bmb ḳur-ṭume, Kmb ḳurtum). Cf. also Sem. *tVnnVn- '(mythical) snake, dragon'.