egg white 1 realization
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Derivation
Language Classical Arabic
Lexeme 1 bayḍ-
Lexeme 2 ʔabyaḍ-
Meaning 1 egg
Direction
Meaning 2 white
Reference BK: I 184
Comment The word meaning "egg" is well present already at the Protosemitic level. It became a colourword either as a result of internal Arabic development path, or it has parallels in Ethiosemitic languages but interestingly means "yellow".