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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *q̇ʷar-
Meaning: shell
Egyptian: ḫꜣ 'bivalve shell' ("preserved by the hrgl. EG III, 218; EDE I, 160)
afaset-meaning,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,afaset-scu,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *ḳwar-
Meaning: 'shell of tortoise'
Hausa: ḳwáryà
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *kur-
Meaning: 'egg-shell'
Dangla: kɔ̂r-ke [Fd]
Bidiya: kor-čílà [JBid]
Mubi: kúrṓrò [Lk: 189]
Notes: Otherwise <*kʷahar- or *kuhar- 'skin'.
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-dng,echet-bid,echet-mub,echet-notes,
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South Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-South Cushitic: *ḫoror-
Meaning: 'cowry shell'
Iraqw (Mbulu): ḫoror-ami
Notes: Partial reduplication.
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-irq,scuet-notes,
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