wodana

Burji

Etymology

From Proto-Highland East Cushitic *wadzana, from Proto-Cushitic *wazn- (“heart”). Cognate with Kambaata wazana, Sidamo wodana.

Noun

wodána m

  1. heart

References

  • Sasse, H.-J. (1982). An etymological dictionary of Burji (Cushitic Language Studies 1). Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, pages 187–188

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *wazn-. Cognates include Burji wodana and Somali wadne.

Noun

wodana

  1. heart

References

  • Manuale di Sidamo by M. M. Moreno (Mondadori Milano 1940)
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