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*lṣy - to shave
(CDG 319; Kogan 2015: 462)
The origin of Proto-EthS *lṣy ‘to shave’ is uncertain, cf. perhaps Arb. lyṣ = ḥarrakahu ˁan mawḍiˁhi wa-ˀarādahu li-yantaziˁahu (LA 7 99).
Words
Geez
lāṣaya
- to shave
(CDG 319)
Tigre
laṣa
- to shave
(WTS 50)
Tigrinya
laṣäyä
- to shave
(TED 145)
Amharic
lač̣č̣ä
- to shave
(AED 127)
Soddo
lač̣č̣ä
- to shave
(EDG 374)