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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: swhy (18)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'shout'
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *cVway/H-
Meaning: speak, shout
Semitic: *sVH- 'cry (of pain)' (v.)
Egyptian: swhy (18) 'shout'
Western Chadic: *s/cay- 'say' 1, 'speech' 2
Central Chadic: *suw- 'shout, cry' 1, 'answer' 2
East Chadic: *sway-cry' 1, 'say' 2, 'tell' 3
South Cushitic: *ceʔ- 'shout'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-scu,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1760
Proto-Semitic: *sVwVH-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'cry (of pain)'
Akkadian: sâʔu
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *s/cay-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'say' 1, 'speech' 2
Boghom: šéì [Cs N 703] 1
Fyer: se 2 [JRon]
Notes: Cf. Hausa če 'speak' Cf. CCh Bud ča, če `speak'
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-bgh,wchet-fyr,wchet-notes,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *suw-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'shout, cry' 1, 'answer' 2
Hildi=Margi Mbazuwa: šuwa ̄ 2 [Kr N 375]
Logone: suwe 1 [LLog]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-hil,cchet-log,

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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *sway-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: cry' 1, 'say' 2, 'tell' 3
Somrai: soy 1,2,3 [Jg] , sway 1 [JSib]
Jegu: say- 3 [Jg]
Notes: A secondary formation based on *swaʔ-. The vowel may result from the influence of the second syllable.
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-smr,echet-jeg,echet-notes,

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South Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-South Cushitic: *ceʔ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'shout'
Iraqw (Mbulu): ceʔ-
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-irq,

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