*mVs/ŝVṭ- - kind of insect (SED II No. 154)

Gez. ŝ may be purely graphical and, therefore, does not necessarily imply a lateral in PS. Judaic Aramaic šāmōṭā, šāmūṭā ‘name of species of locusts’ (Jastrow 920, Levy WT II 492, Levy IV 573) is likely related with metathesis.

Syriac

māšōṭā - non-winged locust; wood worm; caterpiller (LSyr. 407, SL 842)

Turoyo

māšōṭ - insekt, dass noch feuchte kichererbsen anfrisst (insect that eats chickpeas that are still wet) (RW 322)

Geez

məŝəṭ - termite; white ant (CDG 369)

According to Leslau, an Amharism

Amharic

misṭ - termite; white ant (AED 222)

misṭ, məsṭ