Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *qʷar- or *qVwar-

Meaning: voice, call, cry

Semitic: *ḫVwVr- 'bellow (v.)'

Berber: *kur- 'call'

Egyptian: ḫrw 'voice, noise' (pyr) ~ ḫr (OK) 'say'

Western Chadic: *qwar- 'scream, cry' (n.) 1, 'groan' 2, 'shout, call' 3

Central Chadic: *k/ḥwar- 'voice'

East Chadic: *kur- 'cry to call a dog'

South Cushitic: *ḫur- 'rumble, roar'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 575

Proto-Semitic: *ḫVwVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bellow'

Arabic: h_wr [-u-]

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *kur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'call'

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): kur-ǝt

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: ḫrw (pyr)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'voice, noise', ḫr (OK) 'say'

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *qwar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'scream, cry' (n.) 1, 'groan' 2, 'shout, call' 3

Hausa: kùrūruwà 1

Angas: gwar 2 [Fl]

Ankwe=Goemai: gweer 2 [??]

Kariya: kwar 3 [SkNb]

Miya: kwar 3 [Sk]

Jimbin: gwar-al 3 [Sk]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *k/ḥwar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'voice'

Malgwa: kwara [Lr]

Zime-Batna: ḥòr [Sa]

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *kur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cry to call a dog'

Dangla: kùrè [Fd]

South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *ḫur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'rumble, roar'

Iraqw (Mbulu): ḫur-ay

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