Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *kat(kat)-

Meaning: move, go

Egyptian: ktkt 'move' (Amar)

Western Chadic: *kat(kat)- 'first efforts of a child to walk' 1, 'go back' 2

Central Chadic: *kat- 'go here and there withou aim, loaf'

East Chadic: *kaHwat- 'go' 1, 'go out' 2, 'follow' 3

Low East Cushitic: *kat- 'run'

Omotic: *kVt- 'road' 1, (?) 'make fast' 2

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: ktkt

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'move' (Amar)

Notes: Reduplication

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *kat(kat)-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'first efforts of a child to walk' 1, 'go back' 2

Hausa: katākatā 1

Ngizim: kàtáu 2 (ShN)

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *kat-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go here and there withou aim, loaf'

Malgwa: katáya [Lr]

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *kāt-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'go' 1, 'go out' 2, 'follow' 3

Kwang: kṓte 3 [CLR: 151]

Dangla: káté 1 [Ebb]

Bidiya: kaat 1,2 [JBid]

Mubi: kā̀t 2 [Lk:188], kā̀dé 2 [CLR: 165]

Birgit: kàati 1, 2 [CLR: 163]

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *kat-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'run'

Oromo (Galla): kaat-

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *kat-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'make fast'

Kafa (Kaficho): kaat- 'far presto'

Mocha: kaata- make something fast LMč

Bworo (Shinasha): ? kat- not in Lmb-Sot

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