Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVt(-Vm/n/r)-

Meaning: snake, worm

Semitic: *buttVyam-at- 'viper'

Egyptian: btn.w 'a snake?'

Central Chadic: *butur- 'k. of snake'

East Chadic: *bV(H)tVr- 'worm'

Low East Cushitic: *būt- 'puff-adder'

High East Cushitic: *būt- 'puff-adder'

Warazi (Dullay): *būt- 'puff-adder'

Notes: Cf. EDE I 316 (Eg btn.w and perhaps Sem *[b]Vt_Vn-); II 355. All or part of the Cush. forms may be loans from Oromo; the Gur forms, however, do not look like Cushitisms.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2684

Proto-Semitic: *buttVyam-at-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'viper'

Akkadian: cf. mubattiru SB 'ein Wurm?'

Gurage: Muh. buttǝyamat, Eža Cha. butyamat, Enm. butǝyämata, Gyt. butyämata 'viper' (LGur. 164)

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: btn.w

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: snake det. (MK) EG I 484, 18

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *butur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'k. of snake'

Mofu-Gudur: Gudur batara ~ botoro 'vepère cornue'

Gisiga: botoro 'Art Brillenschlange'

Daba: mburutu 'ver de Guinée, draconculose' (met.)

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *bV(H)tVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'worm'

Dangla: West bɔ̀ttɔ̀r 'petit vers parasite du mil (sur épis)'

Mokilko: ḅétéré 'Würmer (Eingeweide)'

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *būt-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'puff-adder'

Oromo (Galla): būt-ī

Arbore: būt-é

Dasenech (Geleba): bū́t-iʔ

Konso: pū́t-ota

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *būt-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'puff-adder'

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): bū́t-ē

Warazi etymology :

Proto-Warazi: *būt- 'puff-adder'

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Gollango (Wellango): Glg pūt-e 'Speischlange (Naia nigricollis)'

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