Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *Paʔil- ~ *laP-

Meaning: bone or muscle of the leg

Semitic: *pāʔil- 'muscle of the thigh'

Western Chadic: *falal- 'middle bone of an animal's foreleg'

Central Chadic: *fVl- 'foot'

Beḍauye (Beja): fil-ik 'top of the shin-bone'

Saho-Afar: *laf- 'bone' (met.)

Low East Cushitic: *lafi 'bone' (met.)

Notes: Ch f- in Hs and Bud may reflect both *p- and *f-. Cf. Cush.-Om. *lap- 'bone' SIFKJa 167; Sasse PEC 21.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2584

Proto-Semitic: *pāʔil-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'muscle of the thigh'

Arabic: fāʔil- 'muscle qui pert de la hanche et descend dans l'intérieur du fémur jusqu'au tibia'; fāʔilat- 'partie intérieur du morceau de chair qui entoure l'os de la queue et descend jusqu'au fémur' BK 2 655

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *falal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'middle bone of an animal's foreleg'

Hausa: fā̀lālā̀

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *fVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'foot'

Buduma=Yedina: fɛle [LBud]

Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

Bedauye: filik

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'top of the shin-bone'

Notes: The comparison is valid if the Bed word may be segmented as fil-ik.

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *laf-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bone'

Saho: lafa

Afar (Danakil): lafa

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *laf[i]-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bone'

Somali: laf

Oromo (Galla): lafe

Baiso: lɛfi

Arbore: lef

Konso: laf-ta

Gidole (Dirasha): lɛf-ta

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