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*byṣ̂ - to be white, bright, yellow
(Kogan 2015: 175)
see also
*bayṣ̂-at-
- ‘egg’
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Arabic
ˀabyaḍ-
- white
(Lane 282)
may be internally derived from bayḍ- ‘egg’; it is also tempting to compare it to Gez. beṣā, Amh. bəč̣a ‘yellow’
Geez
beṣā
- yellow
(CDG 116)
Tigre
bäyyäṣä
- to be bright, brilliant
(CDG 116)
Amharic
bəč̣a
- yellow
(CDG 116)