Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVḳ/k-

Meaning: look, see

Semitic: *bVḳ- 'examine, observe, look at' 1, 'search, investigate, find out' 2

Egyptian: bꜣk 'see, notice' (l)

Western Chadic: *bVḳ- 'looking after, tending carefully' 1, 'look for' 2

Low East Cushitic: *beḳ/k- 'observe' 1, 'know' 2

High East Cushitic: *bek- 'know'

Omotic: *baḳ-/*beḳ- 'see' 1, 'know' 2

Semitic etymology :

Number: 607

Proto-Semitic: *bVḳ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'examine, observe, look at' 1, 'search, investigate, find out' 2

Judaic Aramaic: bqʔ 1, 2 Ja. 185

Arabic: bqw/y 1 BK 1

Notes: Various triliteral structures built on the basis of *bVḳ-.

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: bꜣk

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'see, notice' (l).

Notes: -ꜣ- is a sign for a vowel.

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *bVḳ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'looking after, tending carefully' 1, 'look for' 2

Hausa: bī́ḳì 1

Mangas: bùk [Cs] 2

Boghom: ḅaγ-oŋ [Cs] 2

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *beḳ/k-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'observe' 1, 'know' 2

Somali: beeq- 1

Oromo (Galla): beeka 2

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *bek-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'know'

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): beeh-, beek-

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *baḳ-/*beḳ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'see' 1, 'know' 2

Ometo: biḳ- 1

Kafa (Kaficho): beḳḳ- 2

Mocha: bäḳḳi- 1

Anfillo (Southern Mao): beḳ- 1

Bworo (Shinasha): beḳ- 1

Gimirra (Benesho, She): beḳ-, bek- 1

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