Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔa-)da(n)g(w)ir-

Meaning: k. of beans

Semitic: *dVgVr- 'beans'

East Chadic: dagir 'millet'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *ʔa-da(n)gʷVr- 'bean'

Saho-Afar: *adagur 'bean'

Low East Cushitic: *ʔa-da(n)gʷVr- 'bean'

High East Cushitic: dangursa 'k. of millet' (?)

Notes: <*da/ingw- k. of beans; corn.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2566

Proto-Semitic: *dVgVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: beans

Syrian Aramaic: dagr- (Cohen et al. 1970-, 222)

Arabic: diǯr-, daǯr-, duǯr- 'haricot'

Mehri: dǝgǝrät, pl. dugur (Cohen et al. 1970-, 222)

Jibbali: dǝgǝrät (Cohen et al. 1970-, 222)

Soqotri: dígir 'fèves' (Cohen et al. 1970-, 222)

Notes: cf. Tgr. ʔadungʷǝra, Tna. ʔadangʷǝra, Amh. adängʷare, Gaf. adängʷarä, S. Arg. adongure, Gur. adängʷarre id. Ibid., obviously Cushitisms

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *dagir

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'millet'

Sokoro: dagir 'millet' (HSED, No. 621)

Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

Proto-Agaw: *ʔa-da(n)gʷVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bean'

Bilin: adogur

Khamir: adogur

Awiya (Aungi): adangwari

Damot: adangwari

Notes: (LGur., 17; Reinisch 1887, 15; HSED, No. 621)

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *adagur

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bean'

Saho: adagur

Notes: Reinisch 1887, 15

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ʔa-da(n)gʷVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bean'

Somali: digir 'fagioli' (Dizionario Somalo-Italiano 1985, 186)

Oromo (Galla): adunguri (Reinisch 1887, 15; cf. also otongora 'beans' Gragg 1982, 307 and adangwaaree ibid., 7, which Gragg marks as Amharic ibid., 307)

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *dangurs- ?

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'milllet'

Sidamo: cf. dangursa 'k. of millet' (Huds., 99; -s is enigmatic).

Notes: Rather from *dagus-, with a secondary -r-, cf. Bil. dāgúsā, Saho dagū́sā, Or. daguzā́, dagujā́, Amh., Tgr., Tna. dagusa 'Getreidesorte, eleusine tocusso' Rein. 1887, 100

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