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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ŝakʷ- (?)
Meaning: feather
Notes: The Arab. and Zenaga examples not quite reliable.
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 1146
Proto-Semitic: *ŝVwVk- (?)
Meaning: 'become fully fledged'
Arabic: šwk 'commencer a ̀ av. des plumes, se couvrir de plumes (se dit d'un poussin); av. des épines' BK 1289
Notes: If the same as šawk- 'épine', originates from Sem *ŝawk- < Afras. *ĉVkʷ- which does not correspond to the Ch. forms quoted.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,semet-notes,
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *-šVku-t
Meaning: 'feather'
Zenaga: a-šǝktu
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *ẑakwa-
Meaning: 'feather'
Mandara=Wandala: žekwa [Mo]
Glavda: ẑā́kwà [Rp]
Guduf: ẑàkwà [Sh ]
Notes: cf. Malgwa (wandala gr.) ẑambake [Lr]
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *swak- (?)
Meaning: 'wing'
Ndam: swàk [Jg]
Notes: s- instead of *l- < Ch *ŝ-.
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