Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baʔ-/*baw-/*bay

Meaning: walk, go

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bVwVʔ- 'go, come' 1, 'enter' 2, 'return' 3

Egyptian: byꜣ 'go away' (pyr).

Western Chadic: *baʔ- 'return' 1, 'walk' 2, 'go' 3,'come' 4

Central Chadic: *baʔ- 'go' 1, 'come' 2, 'go away' 3, 'walk' 4

East Chadic: *baʔi- 'go' 1, 'come' 2, 'enter' 3, 'accompany' 4

Beḍauye (Beja): bay- 'go'

Saho-Afar: *baʔ- 'go away'

Low East Cushitic: *baʔ- 'go out'

High East Cushitic: *baʔ- 'go away, go out'

South Cushitic: *baw- 'follow'

Dahalo (Sanye): be- 'go'

Omotic: *baʔ- 'go'

Notes: Consonantal alternation *-ʔ- ~ *-w- ~ *-y-.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 398

Proto-Semitic: *bVwVʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go,come' 1, 'enter' 2, 'return' 3

Akkadian: bâʔu 1

Ugaritic: baʔ 3

Phoenician: bʔ 2

Hebrew: b(w)ʔ 3

Arabic: bwʔ [-u-] 3

Epigraphic South Arabian: bʔw 3

Geʕez (Ethiopian): boʔa 2

Tigre: bäʔa 2

Tigrai (Tigriñña): boʔe 2

Harari: bōʔa 2

Notes: Based on biliteral *bVw- or *bVʔ-

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: byꜣ (pyr).

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go away'

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *baʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'return' 1, 'walk' 2, 'go' 3,'come' 4

Hausa: bı́yà 2

Sura: bā 1 [JgS]

Angas: be 1 [Fk]

Dera=Kanakuru: bǝ 2

Warji: bu(w)- 4 [SkNb]

Kariya: ba- 3 {SkNb]

Miya: ba- 3 {SkNb]

Cagu: bǝ́- 3, 4 [Sk]

Mburku: ba- 3 {SkNb]

Jimbin: ba- 3 {SkNb]

Kulere: bo 4 [JgR]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *baʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go' 1, 'come' 2, 'go away' 3, 'walk' 4

Tera: ḅa 2 [CLR: 82]

Gaanda: ḅi 2 [Kr: 28]

Kilba: bı́yá 3 [Kr: 96]

Margi: ḅù 4 [Hf:96],

Mbara: ábà 4 [TNba]

Mofu-Gudur: -b- 3 [CLR: 96]

Gisiga: be 3 [CLR: 96]

Daba: và 1 [Kr: 160]

Banana: is be, Mofu -b- [Jgi: 165], 12

Notes: Cp. Ch **HVbaa/*mVbaa `return': Ang be [Fl: ], Tal baa `come' [Jgi: 82], Sura baa `weggehen' {JgS: 219], Mpn bàa `return' [FrM: 4], C 8 Daba buw `revenir' [MD: 116] 12 Bnn bǝwǝ̀ 'come' [Kr:182];ZBT mbu `come' [Sa]

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *baʔi-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go' 1, 'come' 2, 'enter' 3, 'accompany' 4

Tobanga (=Gabri Nord): bè 4 , bà 1 [CTC]

Kera: bı̀ 2 [Eb]

Mobu (dial. Kwang): báyé 3 [Lns]

Mubi: ḅa, ḅaw 1 [Lk: 187]

Sokoro: bē, bā 1 [Lk:43]

Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

Bedauye: bay-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go'

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *baʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go away'

Afar (Danakil): ba-

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *baʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go out'

Somali: baḥ

Oromo (Galla): baʔ-

Notes: Related to Som baḥ- id. with a different laryngeal?

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *baʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go away'

Sidamo: ba-

Hadiya (Gudella): baʔe

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): baʔ-

South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *baw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'follow'

Asa-Aramanic: bow-at-

Dahalo etymology :

Dahalo: be-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go'

Notes: From *bay-?

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *baʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go'

Ometo: baa-

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : PVHV

Meaning : to come, go

Afroasiatic : *baʔ-/*baw-/*bay (cf. also *paʕ/ʔ-)

Sino-Caucasian : ST *pjā(H) 'run, hurry' (cf. also *Pi(-n) 'come')

Austric : *pV(j)ʔ

Amerind (misc.) : *pi 'come' (R 146)

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *pV(j)ʔ

Meaning: walk

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Proto-Austroasiatic: pVj (cf. also *pVh come)

Austroasiatic meaning: to gallop

Proto-Austronesian: *lampaq (cf. also *sapay 'reach', not in B)

Austronesian meaning: to go, walk

Proto-Thai: Kd *pa(:)j^A

Thai meaning: go

References: Ben 342, Peiros 1998, 95 (AN-Tai)

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: pVj

Meaning: to gallop

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Khmer: pha:j

Monic etymology :

Proto-Monic: *lɔ:ʔ

Meaning: be a long time

Presyllable: #

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Modern Mon: laʔ

Old Mon: loʔ

Middle Mon: loʔ, laʔ

Nyakur: lɔ:ʔ.B

Nyakur meaning: be a long time

References: V17; S-338

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