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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *ḥu/and/ṭ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'millet, bean, nut'
Hausa: gùnḍu 'k. of short-headed bulrush-millet' (Bargery, 408; <*ḥunṭ-)
Gera: handìmì 'beans' (Kraft; sound correspondences not clear)
Galambu: Glmb. ándì 'beans' (Stolbova 1987, 60; <*ḥanṭ-?)
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-ger,wchet-glm,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ḥVnṭ/d-
Meaning: kind of cereal
Semitic: *ḥi/unṭ- 'wheat, barley'
Egyptian: ḫnd 'kind of cereals' (?)
Western Chadic: *ḥu/and/ṭ- 'millet, bean, nut'
Low East Cushitic: *ḥVṭ- 'corn'
High East Cushitic: *hayṭ- 'barley'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 2568
Proto-Semitic: *ḥi/unṭ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: wheat, barley
Akkadian: uṭṭatu 'Getreide, Gerste, Korn' OAkk. on (AHw, 1446)
Ugaritic: ḥtt
Hebrew: ḥiṭṭā 'wheat' (HAL, 307)
Judaic Aramaic: ḥinṭǝtā 'wheat' (HAL, 307)
Syrian Aramaic: ḥeṭṭǝtā 'wheat' (HAL, 307)
Arabic: ḥinṭ-at-
Geʕez (Ethiopian): ḥǝṭṭ-ǝt-
Gurage: Cf. Gur. *anṭä 'to cut, reap cereals, harvest' (LGur., 76; derived by Leslau from Gur. arräṭä)
Jibbali: ḥiṭ 'food; beans; any cereal' (JJ, 119)
Soqotri: ḥinṭǝh 'wheat' (HAL, 307)
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: ḫnd
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'kind of cereals'
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,

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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ḥVṭ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'corn'
Somali: haḍuḍ 'corn, millet, sorghum' (Abraham 1962, 102), ḥadud 'corn, sorghum' (Dolgopolsky 1973, 222, after Reinisch)
Oromo (Galla): hayd- NO MEANING GIVEN (Dolgopolsky 1973, 222, after Reinisch; -d <*-ṭ ?)
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,lecet-oro,

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High East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-High East Cushitic: *hayṭ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'barley'
Sidamo: hayṭe 'barley' (Huds., 24)
Notes: Cf. Brj. haṭ-, Kmb. haṭiid- 'to cut crops, reap' (<*haṭ- Huds., 46; may originate from *ḥaṭ-)
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