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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *birk-
Meaning: cow, cattle; calf
Berber: *birkaw 'calf'
Western Chadic: *birVk- 'bull'
East Chadic: *birk- 'bull, cattle'
Notes: Cf. *(ʔa-)bakw(-Vr)- '(young) camel/horse'
afaset-meaning,afaset-brb,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,afaset-notes,

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *birkaw
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'calf'
Ayr: ebărkăw 'veau (de 2 à 12 mois)' Aloj 19
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): éberkaw 'veau non sevré' F 95
Tawllemmet: ebărkăw 'veau (de 2 à 12 mois)'
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ayr,brbet-ahg,brbet-twl,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *birVk-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'bull'
Dera=Kanakuru: bírìk [NmK]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-der,

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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *birk-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'bull, cattle'
Dangla: berk 'cattle' Skin. DAC
Bidiya: birki 'bull' HSED, 227 (<*baraḳ-); acc. to Stolb. 1996, 144, Bid. -k reflects *-k
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-dng,echet-bid,

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