Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *baray-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'mare'

Ometo: Wol. barayyiyu 'mare', "prob. a loanword from Kafa... However, there is no doubt that this lexeme represents a borrowing from Sem., cf. Tigre/Tigrinny/Gurage/Argobba/Amharic bazra" Lamb. Wol., 324.

Kafa (Kaficho): baraaye 'mare' (with -y- <*-z-) Lamb. Wol., 324

Mocha: baraaye 'mare' Lamb. Wol., 324

Notes: In Kafa and Moča -y- may correspond to *-z-, but not in Wol., where z <*z. The idea of borrowing from Kafa/Moča ("Shekko") is the only one justifying the assertion that "this lexeme represents a borrowing from Sem....bazra" Lamb. Wol., 324. One wonders whether loan in Wol. from Kf./Mč. are common, if any.

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔa-)bVray/w-

Meaning: horse, ass

Semitic: *ʔabbīr- 'stallion; bull'

Egyptian: ỉbr (18) 'steed' (?)

Western Chadic: *buri(ŋ)- 'horse'

Central Chadic: *(ʔi-m-)bury/w- 'ass'

East Chadic: *bu(H)uraw/y- 'horse, ass'

Mogogodo (Yaaku): *bar-t- 'horse'

Omotic: *baray- 'mare'

Notes: Cf. HSED, 229 (ECh: Dng., Mig., Birg.; Om.: Kafa, Moča; further comp. to CCh. and ECh. Mok., with "consonantal alternation *-w- ~ *-y-").

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1988

Proto-Semitic: *ʔabbīr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'stallion; bull'

Ugaritic: cf. ibr 'caballo' + 'toro' /ʔa/ib(b)īru/ DLU, 5 ("de animal corpulento macho" does not follow from the contexts quoted; "por el ruido del relincho de sus caballos") @ Folk etymology?

Hebrew: ʔabbīr 'stallion' = 'bull' < 'strong, powerful' HAL, 6. Cf. in the Song of Deborah, where ʔ. is a syn. of sūsīm; Jr. 8:16 id. "from the noise of neighing of ʔ. the earth shakes"); Jr. 47:3 id. ("from the noise of stamping of ʔ."); Jr 50:11 ("and neighed as ʔ."). No traces of 'strength'. @ Folk etymology?

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: ỉbr (18)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'steed'

Notes: Considered a West Sem loan.

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *buri(ŋ)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'horse'

Sura: bǝ̀rìŋ 'horse'[CLR:194 ]

Angas: brüŋ [Fl]

Fyer: búrí 'horse' Jung. CLR II, 194

Bokos: (m)bírí 'horse' Jung. CLR II, 194

Daffo-Butura: púrí [CLR] < Grk

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *(ʔi-m-)bury/w-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'ass'

Logone: mbíri 'ass' BlaMnsc. apud Sölken 1967, 237

Kusseri: bor 'ass', Klesem imbúrìoy 'ass' BlaMnsc. apud Sölken 1967, 237

Afade: boró 'ass' imbúrìoy 'ass' BlaMnsc. apud Sölken 1967, 237

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *bu(H)uraw/y-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'horse, ass'

Dangla: boora 'horse' HSED, 229

Migama: bòoṛáw 'cheval', bòoṛá 'jument' Mig., 71

Bidiya: bòoray f. 'jument' Alio-Jung. 59

Birgit: booray 'horse' HSED, 229

Mokilko: búurù (f.) 'âne' Jung. Mok. 70

Mogogodo etymology :

Mogogodo: barta <*bar-t-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'horse'

Notes: Lamb. Wol., 355: with *p- > b- and *z > *d > t, which is not convincing (in Yaaku b may be <*p, but not vice versa).

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