*walwal-: 'to be agitated, perturbed; to hesitate, doubt'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*walwal-
Meaning	'to be agitated, perturbed; to hesitate, doubt'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Geez	walwala; wəlwāl (LGz. 615)	LGz. 615	gloss withheld
Arabic	walwāl (LGz. 615)	LGz. 615	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	(tä)wälawälä (LGz. 615)	LGz. 615	gloss withheld
Tigre	wälawäla (LGz. 615)	LGz. 615
Amharic	wälawwälä, wallälä (LGz. 615)	LGz. 615
Gurage	wəlawwälä (LGz. 615)	LGz. 615

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

Homonym of 3236 *w/yll 'to howl, wail' 1, 'woe, calamity' 2.

Updated 5 November 2026