Where does “Walia” come from?

Walia (English) comes from Amharic ዋሊያ, from Proto-Semitic *waʕil- — ibex.

Walia (English): The ibex Capra walie

Definitions

  1. The ibex Capra walie

Ancestry of “Walia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Amharicዋሊያibex
2Proto-Semitic*waʕil-ibex
Every word from Proto-Semitic *waʕil- →Every word from Amharic ዋሊያ →
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