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Amharic
wäyfän - young bullock, calf of 2-3 years
(AED 1561)
Reconstruction
PWS
*yapan-
- young bull
(SED II No. 250)
Note the prefixal elements tV-,mV-,wV- of unclear origin in all Eth. forms. Arb.fanāt- probably represents an original biconsonantal prototype.