South Cushitic etymology : Query result

Proto-South Cushitic: *kirar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'axe'

Proto-South Cushitic: *k/gamp(ar)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'chin' 1, 'beard' 2

Alagwa (Wasi): gamfari 1, 2

Burunge (Mbulungi): gamfa1

Qwadza (Ngomvia): kampuko 1

Notes: Ehr HRSC 365

Proto-South Cushitic: *koʔos-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'molar'

Qwadza (Ngomvia): koʔosi-ko

Proto-South Cushitic: *kom-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'have' 1, 'grip' 2

Iraqw (Mbulu): kom- 1

Burunge (Mbulungi): kom- 2

Asa-Aramanic: kom- 1

Qwadza (Ngomvia): kom-os- 2

Proto-South Cushitic: *kom-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hold, have'

Iraqw (Mbulu): kom-

Burunge (Mbulungi): kom-

Asa-Aramanic: kom-

Qwadza (Ngomvia): komos-

Notes: Secondary *-o- before a labial.

Proto-South Cushitic: *kubar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'dikdik antelope'

Asa-Aramanic: kubarari 'dikdik', kubararok 'male d.'

Notes: HRSC 246

Proto-South Cushitic: *kuf-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'close, shut'

Qwadza (Ngomvia): kuf-um-

Proto-South Cushitic: *kund-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fist'

Iraqw (Mbulu): kunday

Alagwa (Wasi): kunday

Ma'a (Mbugu): kundí

Notes: Ehr HRSC 247

Proto-South Cushitic: *kur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to cultivate'

Iraqw (Mbulu): kurumo 'hoe' (Ehret 1980, 247)

Alagwa (Wasi): kurumo 'hoe' (Ehret 1980, 247)

Asa-Aramanic: kurim- 'to cultivate' (Ehret 1980, 247)

Ma'a (Mbugu): -kúru 'to cultivate' (Ehret 1980, 247)

Proto-South Cushitic: *kwaʔam-

Meaning: 1 'mother's brother', 2 'son-in-law'

Burunge (Mbulungi): kwaʔamate 1

Qwadza (Ngomvia): kwaʔamuko 2

Proto-South Cushitic: *kwaʕab-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'throat'

Asa-Aramanic: gwaʕaba

Qwadza (Ngomvia): kaʔab-ut

Proto-South Cushitic: *kwaḥ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'shoulder'

Iraqw (Mbulu): kwaḥa

Alagwa (Wasi): kwaḥu

Burunge (Mbulungi): kwaḥa

Proto-South Cushitic: *kwalaʔ- ~ *kwaʔal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'widow'

Iraqw (Mbulu): kwalaʔo

Alagwa (Wasi): kwaʔalitoʔo

Burunge (Mbulungi): kwaʔalitoʔo

Asa-Aramanic: kalaʔayi

Proto-South Cushitic: *kʷal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'lumbar area'

Notes: Ehr HRSC 333 (only reconstructed form is quoted without reference to individual language forms)

Proto-South Cushitic: *Ḳʷalim-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'little children' 1, 'child' 2

Iraqw (Mbulu): qooloo 1

Alagwa (Wasi): holimo 2

Burunge (Mbulungi): ḫwaylimo 2

Notes: Mous; Ehr

Proto-South Cushitic: *ḳanḥ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'egg'

Iraqw (Mbulu): qânḥi

Alagwa (Wasi): qanaʔi, Gorowa qánî́ʔi

Burunge (Mbulungi): qanaya

Notes: According to Ehr HRSC 36, *-ḥ > -ḥ both in Iraqw and Alg and Bur.

Proto-South Cushitic: *ḳas-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'arrow'

Qwadza (Ngomvia): ḳasa-mato

Proto-South Cushitic: *ḳas-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'divide'

Proto-South Cushitic: *ḳat-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'circumcise'

Alagwa (Wasi): qeet-is- (-)

Burunge (Mbulungi): qeet-is- (-)

Qwadza (Ngomvia): ḳat-

Proto-South Cushitic: *ḳendi

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'vulva'

Burunge (Mbulungi): qendi

Asa-Aramanic: ḳendi