Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *kVl-

Meaning: dog, wolf

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *kʷahil- 'fox-like animal' ~ *ta-kʷVl- 'wolf, jackal' (<Cush?) (Cf. *kalb- 'dog')

Berber: *kulVn 'wolf (or squirrel?)'

Central Chadic: *kVl- 'dog'

Beḍauye (Beja): tákʷla 'wolf; Lycaon pictus'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *ta-kʷil- 'wolf'

Saho-Afar: *ta-kla 'wolf; hyena dog'

Warazi (Dullay): (?) *tVlVkk- (met.) 'Felis serval'

Omotic: *tolk- (<*tV-lVk-, with met.) 'hyena' 1, 'leopard' 2

Notes: > Sem *kalb-, with b- suffix of harmful animals? Cf. Bla Beja 24: Eth; Cush; Om; CCha (Uzam)

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2703

Proto-Semitic: *kʷahil- 1 ~ *ta-kʷVl- 2, 3 (<Cush?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fox-like animal' 1, 'wolf' 2, 'jackal' 3

Geʕez (Ethiopian): kʷähila 1, takʷlā 2 LGz 573

Tigre: tǝkla 3

Tigrai (Tigriñña): täkʷla 3

Amharic: täkʷla 3

Notes: Likely related to Sem. *kalb-

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *kulVn

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'wolf (or squirrel?)'

Ayr: ă-kûlen 'loup, loup peint (lycaon)' (non us. dans l'Ah.) Fouc 799; ǝkolăn, pl. ikolănăn 'écureuil' Aloj 92

Tawllemmet: ǝkolăn, pl. ikolănăn 'écureuil' Aloj 92

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *kVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'dog'

Logone: kǝle

Buduma=Yedina: kelī

Kusseri: kele

Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

Bedauye: tákʷla

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'wolf; Lycaon pictus'

Notes: Bla Beja 24 after Rei Beḍ

Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

Proto-Agaw: *ta-kʷil-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'wolf'

Bilin: tägʷla, tǝɣʷla

Qwara: taḫʷǝla

Qemant: takwila

Notes: Kunfäl tuhula. Bla Beja 24

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *ta-kla

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'wolf; hyena dog'

Saho: takla, taḫla 'Wolf, Hyänenhund' Rein

Warazi etymology :

Proto-Warazi: *tVlVkk- (met.) (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'Felis serval'

Harso (Werize): tolokk-ó

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *tolk- (<*tV-lVk-, with met.)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hyena' 1, 'leopard' 2

Zaysse: tɔlkɔ 1

Zergulla: tɔlkɔ 1

Koyra (Badditu, Amuru): tólko 1

Ganjule: tolko 1

Dime: tolku 2

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : KVLV

Meaning : dog

Afroasiatic : *kVl-

Austric : *kVlu(R)

Austric etymology :

Proto-Austric: *lVʔr

Meaning: dog

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Proto-Austroasiatic: *lVr

Austroasiatic meaning: dog

Munda parallels: Khr solog

Miao-Yao parallels: *klu^C

Proto-Austronesian: *kuli (Ocean.)

References: Peiros 1998, 160 compares MY and WrKhm kluiw 'dog'.

Austro-Asiatic etymology :

Proto-Austro-Asiatic: lVr

Meaning: dog

Austric etymology: Austric etymology

Proto-Monic: *lur

Monic etymology :

Proto-Monic: *lur

Meaning: dog

Presyllable: Cǝ-

Austro-Asiatic etymology: Austro-Asiatic etymology

Modern Mon: kluiw

Nyakur: sur

Nyakur meaning: dog

References: N-16; S-114

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