dVg-an- ~ dagʷab-: 'grasshopper/locust, fly, ant'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	dayaǯān- 'large swarm of locusts' [BK 1 756], [LA II 277].	BK 1 756; LA II 277
Mehri	dǝgdīg [JM 65].	JM 65	gloss withheld
Harsusi	degdīg [JH 23].	JH 23
Tigre	dängäbät (LGz. 125)	LGz. 125
Geez	dagobǝyā (dagabǝyā, dagobiyā, dogabiyā) (LGz. 125)	LGz. 125	gloss withheld
Jibbali	dǝgdég [JJ 35].	JJ 35	gloss withheld
Amharic	dägʷäbe (K 1833), dägobǝya (ibid.)	K 1833	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	duga 'a kind of reddish fly very bothersome to cattle' [Bass. 795]; dägʷäbä 'a kind of cricket' (Bass. 799)	Bass. 795; Bass. 799

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Updated 22 October 2026