South Cushitic etymology : List with all references

Proto-South Cushitic: *faḥ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'blow'

Alagwa (Wasi): faḥ-

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fiwaḥ-

Meaning: blow, smell, breathe

Semitic: *pVwVḥ- ~ *pVḥḥ- 'breathe, blow, spread (smell)'

Western Chadic: *fayVḥ- 'blow' 1, 'smell (intrans.)' 2

Central Chadic: *ʔi-fiyaH- 'smell (intrans.)'

East Chadic: *pwaH- < *pVwaH- 'blow'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *fi/ahw- 'to blow' 1, 'breathe' 2, 'take rest' 3, 'breath, soul' 4

South Cushitic: *faḥ- 'blow'

Notes: Cf. *fiwaḫ- 'blow, breathe'; *fu(h/wV)ḳ- 'breathe (heavily)'. Cf. HSED 813, 814.

Number: 1169

Proto-Semitic: *pVwVḥ- ~ *pVḥḥ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: to breath, blow, spread (smell)

Hebrew: pwḥ 'to breathe; wheeze against' [KB 916-17], ypḥ (hitp) 'to gasp for breath, groan' [ibid. 424]; PB paḥ 'blowing', pǝḥī 'blowing out, expiration' [Ja 1151]

Judaic Aramaic: pwḥ 'to blow, evaporate' [Ja 1140].

Cf. pǝḥē, pǝḥā 'to open mouth' [ibid. 1152]

Syrian Aramaic: pāḥ 'flavit, spiravit; respiravit, quievit; fragravit (odor)' [Brock 559]

Arabic: fḥḥ 'siffler (se dit des serpents); siffler en dormant (se dit d'un homme)' [BK 2 547]; fwḥ 'répandre parfum (se dit d'un arôme)', II 'exhaler (une odeur)' [ibid. 644]

Tigre: fǝḥot 'smell, stench' [LH 654]

Notes: Since in ARB, the only language in this entry distinguishing between ḥ and ḫ, examples with both are represented, it is impossible to chose between these two consonants in the reconstructed form.

Note various ways of triconsonantizing (insertion of medial -w-, doubling of the second radical, etc.).

[KB 916-7]: HBR, ARM, ARB (fwḥ, fyḥ, fwh_, fh_h_); [Brock 559]: SYR, HBR, ARB (fwh_)

Proto-WChadic: *fayVḥ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'blow' 1, 'smell (intrans.)' 2

Angas: fwēp 2

Pero: púyò 1 [FrP]

Warji: fày- 1 [SkNb]

Kariya: fày- 1 [SkNb]

Miya: fay- 1 [SkNb]

Mburku: fày- 1 [SkNb]

Bokos: fuʔ 1 [JgR]

Sha: fyáḥ 1 [JgR]

Daffo-Butura: fũʔ 1 [JgR]

Ngizim: fiyǝ 1 [ShN]

Proto-CChadic: *ʔi-fiyaH-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'smell (intrans.)'

Logone: ʔìfíyàʔà [By]

Proto-EChadic: *PuH-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'blow'

Tumak: pò [Cp]

Proto-Agaw: *fi/ahw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'blow' 1, 'breathe' 2, 'take rest' 3, 'breath, soul' 4

Khamir: faw 3, faû-t 2 Rein

Qwara: fīhŭ, fīû 1, 3 Rein

Qemant: fīw 2, fiwā 4 Con Ros

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