Omotic etymology : List with all references

Proto-Omotic: *gumar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hippopotamus'

Ometo: Kullo gomára 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 202

Notes: In Bla. Eleph., 202, the Kullo form is compared with other NOm. terms: Janj. gumáu, Shin. (Beke) góma, gomia, Kafa gomānā. If not for these terms with an irregular loss of -r and alternarion r/n, the Kullo form may be considered an isolated Om. example and suspect a loan from Cush. or Eth.

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *garyam- ~ *gumaray-

Meaning: hippopotamus

Semitic: *gʷimar(r)ay- 'hippopotamus' (?)

Central Chadic: *garyam- 'hippopotamus'

East Chadic: *girim- 'hippopotamus'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *gumarī- 'hippopotamus'

Saho-Afar: *gumarī- 'hippopotamus'

High East Cushitic: *gumarr- 'hippopotamus'

Omotic: *gumar- 'hippopotamus'

Notes: A complete coincidence of Eth., CCush. Saho-Afar (-ī in Auslaut), HECush. and Omot. forms (common vocalic pattern) suggests borrowing, probably from Agaw, a decisive item being the interpretation of Ugr. gmr as 'hippopotamus' or not. Cf. Bla. Eleph., 204 where "an evident internal etymology" proposed interprets the CCh. and ECh. terms as composed words consisting of *gar- (Blazek quotes Musgu gari '(big) bull', Muskum gèrré, Vulum gàri 'bull') and *yVm- (quoted is Musgu ye_m, yim 'water'). This etymology is plausible (the latter term for 'water' is attested in other Afras.), but a triconsonantal, though metathetic, root in Cush. and Om. with exactly the same meaning makes our etymology more probable. Cf. also Berb. *a-gmar 'mare'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2651

Proto-Semitic: *gʷimar(r)ay- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hippopotamus'

Ugaritic: gmr 'a kind of animal capable of fighting ferociously (hippopotamus(?)); una bestia'

Geʕez (Ethiopian): gomāri, gʷamāri, gʷǝmāri ([LGz 195]; note also gamar 'large monkey' [ibid. 194])

Tigrai (Tigriñña): gumare [Bassano 820]

Amharic: gumarre [K 1909] (gämäre, gämar 'large monkey, ape' [ibid.])

Harari: gumārre [LHar 72]

Gurage: MUH gʷämarre WOL gomare SOD gomarre SEL gōmare MSQ GOG gumarre ZWYgūmāri EZH gumarǝya CHA gʷämanä EZH gʷǝmannä GYT gʷäwäñä ENM gowaña END gäwǝrä [LGur 278]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *garyam-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hippopotamus'

Musgu: ge_́ryam 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 204 (apud Krause); Vulum, Mbara gàriyàm 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 204

Masa: gáryam 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 204 (apud Mouchet)

Banana: garyamba 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 204 (apud Lukas)

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *girim-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hippopotamus'

Tumak: gìrim 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 204

Mubi: gìrímtí 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 204

Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

Proto-Agaw: *gumarī-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hippopotamus'

Khamir: gumäri 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 202

Khamta: gumā́r 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 202

Qwara: gumārē, gumārī 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 202

Qemant: gumārī 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 202

Awiya (Aungi): gumārī́ 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 202

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *gumarī-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hippopotamus'

Saho: gŭmā́rē 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 202

Afar (Danakil): gŭmā́rī 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 202

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *gumarr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hippopotamus'

Qabenna: gomarra 'hippopotamus' LGur., 278

Tembaro: gumorra 'hippopotamus' LGur., 278

Notes: In Bla. Eleph., 202, these forms are strangely compared with Elmolo gúris, Arbore girač, gurēč 'rhinoceros'