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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *y/(H)Vlw
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'elephant'
Ghat: alu 'éléphant' R.Basset Lex., 322
Ayr: ilǝw, pl. ilwan 'éléphant' Aloj., 119
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): êlu, pl. êlwān 'éléphant' F., 982
Tawllemmet: elǝw, pl. elwan 'éléphant' Aloj., 119
Zenaga: ǝžih 'éléphant' Nic. 1950, 149 (<*ʔVliw; not a loan from Arb. ʔal-fīl- as F. Nicolas thinks)
Semlal: Shilḥ ǝlu, pl. ǝlwan (? not in Smll nor Bmrn) - моя мал. карточка
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ght,brbet-ayr,brbet-ahg,brbet-twl,brbet-zng,brbet-sml,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔV-)wāl- ~ *y/(H)Vlw ~ *layiH- (?) ~ *wā(yV)l-
Meaning: elephant; rhinoceros
Semitic: *yaʕal- ~ ʕawāl- 'mythological bull' 1, 'rhinoceros' 2, 'young of the elephant' 3 (?)
Berber: *y/(H)Vlw 'elephant'
Western Chadic: *ling- (<*liŋ- <*liH-?) 'elephant' (?)
Central Chadic: *Haly- (< *ʔ/ʕaly-) 'giraffe' (?)
Low East Cushitic: *wiyyèl 'rhinoceros'
Dahalo (Sanye): wāla 'rhinoceros'
Notes: Cf. Blaz. Eleph., passim: Brb.; "maybe" Akk. and ECu pBoni *àlíšì 'female elephant'; "if the Berber -w- originates from the older -b-," (impossible - A.M.) "the closest parallels are found in Chad (E) Mukulu ʔêlbi 'elephant' and perhaps (W) Tangale làbàtà id." (ibid., 198); compares Dah. wāla to pSAM *wiyyèl 'rhinoceros' (with Rend. -ǯ- is secondary <*-yy-) and, illogically, to WCh. Angas wŭǯār̆, CCh. wùzil 'hippopotamus' (ibid., 201) where ǯ and z are primary sibilants or affricates.
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-lec,afaset-dhl,afaset-notes,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 2648
Proto-Semitic: *yaʕal- ~ ʕawāl- (?)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'mythological bull' 1, 'rhinoceros' 2, 'young of the elephant' 3
Akkadian: alû (elû) 1 'bull (as a mythological being)' Bogh, SB, Akkadogr. in Hitt. CAD a1, 377
Syrian Aramaic: yaʕlā 2 'unicornus, rhinoceros' Br 305
Tigre: ʕǝwal 3 'young of the elephant' ("in der Poesie auch von anderen jungen Tieren gebraucht") [LH, 477], ʔäwal [ibid., apud Munz.] (hardly connected with *ʕVwVl- 'young of an animal' which is attested in Tgr as ʕǝlu 'young of the donkey' [LH 450]; <*ʔawāl- with a variant form in ʕ- through contamination with ʕǝlu) ?
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-syr,semet-tgr,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *ling- (<*liŋ- <*liH-?) (?)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'elephant'
Pa'a: làngá
Guruntum: Jimi lingo
Buli: ling
Notes: CLR II 124
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-paa,wchet-grn,wchet-bul,wchet-notes,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *Haly- (< *ʔ/ʕ-) (?)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'giraffe'
Musgu: ālí 'giraffe'
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-msg,

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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *wiyyèl
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'rhinoceros'
Somali: wiyil 'rhinoceros' Heine 1982, 124
Boni: pBoni *wóòl 'rhinoceros' Heine 1982, 124
Rendille: wéǯel 'rhinoceros' Heine 1982, 124
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,lecet-bon,lecet-rnd,

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Dahalo etymology :

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Dahalo: wāla
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'rhinoceros'
Notes: Blaz. Eleph., 201 apud Ehr. 1974, 68 (not found in EEN)
dhlet-prnum,dhlet-meaning,dhlet-notes,

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