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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *ʔagil (?)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'ass'
Zenaga: ažiǯ, pl. užǝǯǝn 'ane' RB MS, 80 (<*ʔagil?)
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-zng,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔa-)gal-
Meaning: equid/camel
Semitic: *ʔa-gal-/*gilgal-/*gawl- '(young of) an equid; camel (?)'
Berber: *ʔagil 'ass' (?)
Saho-Afar: *gāl- 'camel'
Low East Cushitic: *gāl- 'camel'
High East Cushitic: *gāl- 'camel'
Warazi (Dullay): *kāl- (<*gāl-) 'camel'
Omotic: *gal(l)- 'camel'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-sho,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-wrz,afaset-omo,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1990
Proto-Semitic: *ʔa-gal-/*gilgal-/*gawl-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: '(young of) an equid; camel (?)'
Akkadian: agālu, agallu 'an equid' OAkk. on [CAD a1 141], 'Reitesel' [AHw 15]
Eblaitic: ag-lum = ANS̆E.NITA.KUR [MEE 4 039] (/Hag(a)lum/ [Kreb. 45], [MEE 4 003])
Arabic: ̄ǧawl- 'troupeau nombreux de moutons, de chevaux, du chameaux' BK 1, 358 (belongs here?)
Tigre: gǝlgäl 'foal (mule, horse)' [LH 564]
Tigrai (Tigriñña): gǝlgǝl 'puledro di cavallo o mulo non ancora domato' [Bass. 815]
Amharic: gǝlgäl 'the young of domestic animals (goat, sheep, horse, donkey)' [K 1898]
Harari: ? gīgi 'young of animals' [LHar. 70] (<*gilgil?)
Gurage: ? гог. сод. сел. вол. gǝlgǝl мск. gǝlagǝl гог. сод. сел. gilgil чах. эжа энд. энм. гйт. grangǝr энд. энм. gängär мух. giyangi, gege 'the young of an animal, lamb' [LGur. 273]
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-ebl,semet-ara,semet-tgr,semet-tgy,semet-amh,semet-hrr,semet-gur,

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Saho-Afar etymology :

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Proto-Saho-Afar: *gāl-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'camel'
Saho: gā́lā 'Kamel' Rein. Af., 849
Afar (Danakil): gā́lā 'Kamel' Rein. Af., 849
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-saho,shoet-afar,

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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *gāl-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'camel'
Somali: geel-a (coll.) 'camels' Heine 1978, 59; J(ibirtu?) pl. gaal 'camels' Heine 1978, 59
Oromo (Galla): gaala 'camel' Gr., 156 (comp. to Amh. gǝmäl)
Boni: g'áál 'camel' (most probably a loanword from S. Somali...should have been *kaal) Heine 1978, 59
Rendille: gaal 'camel' Heine 1978, 59
Baiso: gaala 'camel' Lamb. Wol., 372
Arbore: gaal 'camel' Lamb. Wol., 372
Dasenech (Geleba): Elmolo gal-te 'camel' Lamb. Wol., 372
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,lecet-oro,lecet-bon,lecet-rnd,lecet-bay,lecet-arb,lecet-gel,

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High East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-High East Cushitic: *gāl-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'camel'
Sidamo: gaala 'camel' Lamb. Wol., 372
Darasa (Gedeo): gaala 'camel' Lamb. Wol., 372
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): gaali 'camel' Lamb. Wol., 372
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-sid,hecet-dar,hecet-bmb,

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Warazi etymology :

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Proto-Warazi: *kāl- (<*gāl-)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'camel'
Gawwada (Gawata): kaalxó 'camel' Dull., 251 (<*kālk- <*kalkal-?)
Harso (Werize): kaalá 'camel' Dull., 251
Dihina: kaalá 'camel' Dull., 251
Gollango (Wellango): kaalá 'camel' Dull., 251
wrzet-prnum,wrzet-meaning,wrzet-gaw,wrzet-hrs,wrzet-dob,wrzet-gll,

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Omotic etymology :

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Proto-Omotic: *gal(l)-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'camel'
Ometo: Dač̣e Shekko gaale 'camel' Lamb. Wol., 372; Zayse Yemsa gaala id. ibid.
Kafa (Kaficho): gallo 'camel' Lamb. Wol., 372
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-ome,omoet-kaf,

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