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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :
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Proto-Agaw: *tVkwan-
Meaning: 'bug'
Bilin: tǝxʷan
Khamir: tǝxʷan
Qwara: tuukaan
Qemant: tuxaanaa
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-bil,agwet-xmr,agwet-kwr,agwet-kem,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *takʷ-
Meaning: bug, beetle; fly
Notes: Bla Beja 18
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 163
Proto-Semitic: *tukʷ(-ān)- ~ *kʷVt(-ān)-
Meaning: 'bug; worm; larva'
Judaic Aramaic: tǝkak 'a worm in the silk' [Ja. 1668]
Arabic: kuttān- 'sorte d'insecte rouge et dont la picûre et douloureuse' [BK 2 864], [WKAS k 55]. According to [Selwi 187], a Yemenite word.
Geʕez (Ethiopian): tǝkʷān 'bedbug' [LGz. 573].
Tigre: tǝkan (tukan, dokan) '(bed-)bug' [LH 317], kǝtan '(bed-)bug(s)' [ibid. 415].
Tigrai (Tigriñña): tǝkʷan 'cimice' [Bass. 392].
Amharic: tǝhʷan 'bug, bedbug' [K 954]
Argobba: tuhan 'bug' [LArg. 222].
Harari: tuxān 'bug' [LHar. 149].
Gurage: Gog. Sod. tǝkan, Muh. Msq. tǝxan, Muh. tǝxʷan, Msq. Sod. tǝhan Wol. Zwy. tuhan, End. Sel. tuhān, Cha. Eža tǝxar, Gyt. tǝxār, Enm. tǝxā̃r 'bedbug' [LGur. 595].
Mehri: kettôn 'Wanze' [Jahn 202].
Notes: In South Semitic area only, PS status not quite reliable (note that Tgr. kǝtan and Mhr. kǝttôn may be Arb. loans). Tgr. kǝta 'young locusts, locust larva' [LH 412] and Tna kʷǝta 'cavallette ancora piccole che non possono volare' [Bass. 627] (< *kutā) may be related which would point to the suffixal origin of -ān in this term.
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: tkk.t
Meaning: 'ichneumon-fly'
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *takwan
Meaning: 'bleeding, cupping blood'
Diri: takwana [SkNb]
Miya: takwam
Siri: takwana
Mburku: takwan
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-dir,wchet-miy,wchet-sir,wchet-mbu,
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Bedauye (Beja) etymology :
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Bedauye: kutaan/m, kwitaan, pl. kután/m
Meaning: 'bugs'
Notes: Bla Beja 18 (<Arab?)
bedet-prnum,bedet-meaning,bedet-notes,
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Saho-Afar etymology :
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Proto-Saho-Afar: *tVkwan-
Meaning: 'bugs' (pl.)
Saho: tǝkʷan
Afar (Danakil): tǝkʷan
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-saho,shoet-afar,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *tukān- ~ *kutān-
Meaning: 'bedbug'
Somali: kutaan (Luling)
Oromo (Galla): (Borana) tukaani (Stroomer), Macha tukani
Notes: Bla Beja 18
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,lecet-oro,lecet-notes,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *tukān-
Meaning: 'bedbug'
Qabenna: tuhaana
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-kab,
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Dahalo etymology :
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Dahalo: t_akkwaʔe
Meaning: 'dung beatle'
dhlet-prnum,dhlet-meaning,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : TVKV
Meaning : insect, vermine
Reference : ND 2252, 2254, 2343. globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-reference,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *tVkV
Meaning: insect, vermine
Indo-European: *deiǵ- 'tick' (Germ., Celt., Arm.)
Uralic: ObU *tɛ̄ktVmV 'louse'
References: ND 2252 *tawikE 'insect, wormine' (IE, Alt + dub. Kartv. + Berb.), 2254 *taku[ń/ǹ]V ~ *taku[H]V 'bug' (Drav. - SH), 2343 *ṭäktV 'louse' (TM *tikte, SH which could be related to *ṭäjV + FU). nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-ura,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Altaic etymology :
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Proto-Altaic: *táke ( ~ d-)
Meaning: snake, lizard
Russian meaning: змея
Comments: Basically a Kor.-Jpn. isogloss; the Tungus parallel is dubious.
altet-prnum,altet-meaning,altet-rusmean,altet-tung,altet-kor,altet-jap,altet-reference,
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Tungus etymology :
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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *dakV
Meaning: sheat-fish
Russian meaning: сом
Negidal: dāxị
Nanai: doaqa
Solon: dāxi
tunget-prnum,tunget-meaning,tunget-rusmean,tunget-neg,tunget-nan,tunget-sol,tunget-reference,
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Korean etymology :
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Proto-Korean: *tòirjòŋ
Meaning: lizard
Russian meaning: ящерица
Modern Korean: toroŋ-njoŋ
Middle Korean: tòirjòŋ
koret-prnum,koret-meaning,koret-rusmean,koret-phn,koret-ako,koret-reference,
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Japanese etymology :
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Proto-Japanese: *tǝ́ká-
Meaning: lizard
Russian meaning: ящерица
Middle Japanese: tókágè
Tokyo: tòkage
Kyoto: tòkágè
Kagoshima: tokáge
Yonakuni: tùgárà 'snake'
Comments: JLTT 548. RJ, Tokyo and Kagoshima point to *tǝ́ká-, but Kyoto - to *tǝ̀ká-. Cf. also Ryukyu: Yonaguni tùgárà 'snake'. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-yon,japet-comments,
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *tiK-
Meaning : bedbug
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *tig- (?)
Meaning : bedbug
Kannada : tagaṇi, tagaṇe, taguṇe, tigaṇe, tiguṇe
Kannada meaning : bedbug
Kannada derivates : (Hav.) savaṇe bedbug
Tulu : tagulè, caguḷè
Tulu meaning : bedbug
Miscellaneous : KURU (LSB) tokkɨ bedbug; KOR (M) cavṇa bedbug
Number in DED : 2996
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kander,sdret-tul,sdret-tulmean,sdret-kt,sdret-misc,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *cēḷ- (*s-)
Meaning : bedbug
Kota : cēḷ
Toda : (?) tixiṇy
Notes : It is very hard to suggest a PN reconstruction for both Kota and Toda forms. Most probably, Toda tixiṇy < Kan. tigaṇe.
Number in DED : 2996
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