Proto-High East Cushitic: *ʔam-
Meaning: 'companions, (relatives ?)'
Sidamo: il-ama 'relative' (il- 'to give birth') [Huds HECD 122]
Hadiya (Gudella): aam 'компаньоны, партнеры, союзники' [Huds 22]
Kambatta: il-amu 'relative' (il- 'to give birth') [Huds HECD 122]