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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ṗilaḳ-
Meaning: axe, knife
Semitic: *ṗilaḳ- 'dagger' 1, 'axe, hoe' 2, 'marble' 3, 'limestone' 4
Berber: *bVlaḳ- 'sword'
Western Chadic: *bVlak- 'stone used in beating rope to soften it'
Central Chadic: *palak- 'stone'
Notes: Scarce data.
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 287
Proto-Semitic: *ṗilaḳ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'dagger' 1, 'axe, hoe' 2, 'marble' 3, 'limestone' 4
Akkadian: pilaqqu 1
Syrian Aramaic: pelq- 2
Arabic: balaq- 3
Epigraphic South Arabian: blq 4
Geʕez (Ethiopian): balaq- 3
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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *bVlaḳ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'sword'
Ghat: ta-blaḳ 'sabre (variété)'
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): ta-blǝḳ 'nom d'une lame d'épée d'une espèce particulière'
Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): Cf. b_ub_lik_ 'alliage de métal'
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *bVlak-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'stone used in beating rope to soften it'
Hausa: tá-blákà
Notes: Unexpected non-emphatic *k. Prefix *ta-.
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *palak-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'stone'
Hidkala: pálák
Lamang: palak
Notes: Otherwise < *pala-k
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