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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

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Proto-Agaw: *bil-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'door'1, 'hole, window' 2
Khamir: bila 1
Qwara: bela 2
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-xmr,agwet-kwr,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔa-)bil-
Meaning: door
Semitic: *ʔabul- 'door, gate'
Western Chadic: *HVbil- 'door'
Central Cushitic (Agaw): *bil- 'door' 1, 'hole, window' 2
Low East Cushitic: *balbal- 'door'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-agw,afaset-lec,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 631
Proto-Semitic: *ʔabul-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'door, gate'
Akkadian: abullu
Hebrew: ʔūbāl (?)
Aramaic: Palm ʔblʔ (<Akk)
Syrian Aramaic: ʔbwlʔ (<Akk)
Mandaic Aramaic: abula (<Akk)
Notes: Prefix *ʕa-. Secondary *u < *i after a labial.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-hbr,semet-arm,semet-syr,semet-mnd,semet-notes,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *HVbil-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'door'
Burma: ḅǝ̀l
Sayanchi: ḅîl
Boghom: ḅúl
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-brm,wchet-say,wchet-bgh,

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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *balbal-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'door'
Oromo (Galla): balbala
Notes: Reduplication with modified vocalism.
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,lecet-notes,

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