Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fVl-

Meaning: skin, peel

Semitic: *wVpVl-/*yVpVl- 'skin, peel' (v.)

Western Chadic: *fVl- 'husk, shell' 1, 'peel' 2, 'shave' 3, 'bark a tree (for making medicine)' 4, 'hatch' 5

Central Chadic: Mulwi fúlkí 'skin, peel' [TMlw] (a derivative?)

East Chadic: *Pil- 'bark' (v.)

South Cushitic: *fal-/*ful- 'hide'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1594

Proto-Semitic: *wVpVl-/*yVpVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'skin, peel' (v.)

Arabic: wfl, yfl

Notes: Prefix *wV-/*yV-

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *fVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'husk, shell' 1, 'peel' 2, 'shave' 3, 'bark a tree (for making medicine)' 4, 'hatch' 5

Sura: feel 1 [JgS]

Angas: fil 1 [Fl]

Tangale: pallɛ 4, pulḷɛ 2, 5 [JgT]

Zul: fíili 3 [Cs N 792]

Notes: Cf. pl. in -p. : Angas fwalp `strip, peel' [Fl], Mupun fǝ̀lip `husk, shell' [FrM]. For -Vp verbal pl. see [FrMG:57]

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *Pil-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bark' (v/)

Bidiya: pil [JBid]

Birgit: fìlí [JgBr]

South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *fal-/*ful-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hide'

Burunge (Mbulungi): fala

Asa-Aramanic: fulo

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