West Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-WChadic: *saHʷ- (>ṣaw-)/*Hʷas-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'egg'

Mupun: ā́s [Fr]

Sura: ā́s [Jg]

Angas: es[Fl]

Ankwe=Goemai: hās [Hff]

Bolewa: ḍ-inšha [Meek]

Karekare: ʔínsà [LkK]

Pero: íǯî [Fr]

Ngamo: yínsâ [Kr]

Kifri=Giwo: íččà [ShB]

Gera: ísà [ShB]

Galambu: ī́sà [ShB]

Geruma: nitsha [CLR: 122]

Warji: cù-ná [SkNb]

Kariya: ṣū [Sk]

Miya: ácù [Sk]

Pa'a: àsí [Ms]

Cagu: sóhòyí [Sk]

Siri: ṣàwɨ́ [Sk]

Mburku: č̣ū́ [Sk]

Jimbin: ášú [Sk]

Jimi: yṓsō [Cs]

Mangas: wǝ̀nsi [Cs]

Boghom: ny-onsiʔ [Sm]

Kir: wansì [Sm]

Notes: Forms like VnsV rather present a met. from *VsV-n , cf. *id-n 'eye'and other monosyll. roots.

Proto-WChadic: *sakam-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'large knife, sword'

Tangale: sakam [JgT]

Proto-WChadic: *sak-/*suk-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'beginning of smell' 1 , 'smell' 2

Hausa: s ǟkā̀-wā 1

Polchi: ūsuɣí [Cs N 748]

Proto-WChadic: *saḳ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'weave'

Hausa: sā́ḳà

Mupun: š/šaka [Mts]

Angas: sak [Fk]

Mangas: sake [Cs}

Burma: sákè [Kr N 429]

Buli: sag-ǝn [Cs N 174]

Proto-WChadic: *saḳ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cut' 1, 'cut down' 2, 'carpenter' 3

Hausa: sàssàḳā 3

Angas: sak 2 [Fl] (cut down trees)

Sha: šak 1 [JgR]

Ngizim: sàskú 3 [ShN]

Proto-WChadic: *sa/ibVH-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'teasing cotton with a small bow'

Hausa: sáḅà,šíḅà

Proto-WChadic: *sa/uk - <AA 2581

Meaning: 'plough (v.)' 1, 'till (a hard) ground' 2

Mupun: sāk 1, 2 [FrM]

Sura: sak 1 [JgS]

Tangale: suke 2 [JgT]

Proto-WChadic: *sa/u(n)gul-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'elbow' 1, 'leg, foot' 2

Bolewa: ba-šungule 1

Zem: šàgla 2 [Sm]

Proto-WChadic: *sal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'disgust'

Tangale: sal

Proto-WChadic: *sal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'river'

Mangas: salà [Cs]

Guruntum: sál [Cs]

Proto-WChadic: *salaʔ- ~ *wVsVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'grass' 1, 'food grass (for horses)'

Ankwe=Goemai: swaal 'grass' [TAS:324]

Mangas: wǝsel 1 [Cs]

Bokos: šalaʔ 2 [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *samf-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'basket made of grass'

Hausa: sámfò

Proto-WChadic: *sa(n)- (?)

Meaning: 'nose'

Kir: (i-)sâ

Proto-WChadic: *san-H

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: /be glad'

Sura: šáŋ [JgS]

Proto-WChadic: *san-H

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go out'

Fyer: saŋ [JgR]

Proto-WChadic: *sansun-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'smell' (v.)

Hausa: súnsùnā, sánsànā

Pa'a: sasùn [MS]

Proto-WChadic: *san(V)y-

Meaning: 'cold' 1, 'dampfnes' 2, chilliness' 3 , 'rainy season' 4

Hausa: sányī́ 1,2,3

Tangale: sɛnɛ 4 [Jg]

Proto-WChadic: *sap-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 1 'axe'

Mupun: sèp [FrM]

Sura: sɛ̀p [JgS]

Angas: sa/ep [Fp]

Chip: sɛ́p [JgC]

Montol: sɛp [JgC]

Ankwe=Goemai: 'sap [Fp]

Notes: cp. Tangale sabak 'axe' (if < *sab-k) . Note that WCh *sVHVp- 'hammer' (Mpn sǝhǝp) originate from another AA root.

Proto-WChadic: *sap/f-

Meaning: 'roast'

Diri: ?čǝ́fà [Sk] irreg. affricate

Pa'a: sápù [MS]

Jimbin: sáv- [Sk]

Proto-WChadic: *sar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hand' 1, 'arm' 2 , 'hands' (suppletive pl.) 3

Mupun: sáar 1, 2 [FrM]

Sura: sár 1 [JgS]

Angas: sār [Fl]

Chip: sár 1 [JgC]

Montol: sái 2 [JgC]

Ankwe=Goemai: sa 1 [Fp], 2 [Kr N53]

Gerke=Yiwom: taa 1 [JgC]

Bolewa: sàrá 1 [ShV]

Karekare: sàrá 1 [ShV]

Tangale: yaara 1, 2 [JgT]

Pero: čìrá 1, 2 [FrP]

Ngamo: sàrá 1 [ShV]

Maha: sàrá 1 [ShV]

Kifri=Giwo: šàrá 1 [ShV]

Gera: sàrá 1 [ShV]

Galambu: sàrá 1 [ShV]

Geruma: sàrá-ŋ 1,2 [ShB]

Fyer: šārá-ŋ 3 [Jg]

Notes: irregular vowel in Pero . In spite of a remark in [CLR:II-87] 'pl. form in Fyer is worth nothing' , WCh*sara may be an ancient suppletive form (note -a in auslaut,typical of pl.forms).