Words

Amharic
yäbahər mašəlla - maize (AED 856)
Amharic
yäyy(i) - hunting dog; jackal (AED 1702)
Likely a Cushitism.
Amharic
yəh - this (masc.) (AED 1688)
Presumably, y- goes back to *z-, with the irregular palatalization (Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:86).
Amharic
yalä - without, except (AED 1690)
Amharic
yäman - right hand (AED 1691)
Amharic
yazä - to grab, seize (AED 1695)
Amharic
zäbällälä - to defecate copiously (AED 1642)
Amharic
zəmm alä - to be quiet, to keep quiet, to hold still, to remain silent (AED 1613)
Amharic
zaf - tree (AED 1682)
Amharic
zäffänä - to sing, to dance and sing (AED 1684, Ludolf 79)