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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *(H)iḳirdam
Meaning: 'scorpion'
Ghadames: cf. tašarḍemt
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): éɣîrdem, pl. iɣôrdâm
Semlal: iɣirdem, pl. iɣardmiun
Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): Mngl iɣirdem
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ghd,brbet-ahg,brbet-sml,brbet-qbl,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ḳ(ʷ)ird-
Meaning: tick, scorpion
Notes: Cf. Diak-St-Mil 24 (Brb. and Bil; further compared to Hausa ḳwaro and Sem. *ʕaḳrab- 'scorpion'); Dolg AAN 20a (Arb., Tgr., Tna; Bil > Tgr ḳʷärʔäday, Tna ḳʷärʔädät). Cf. Hausa ḳwaro 'insect', ḳwaḳwatā̀ 'louse'.
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-agw,afaset-hec,afaset-mgg,afaset-omo,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2462
Proto-Semitic: *ḳʷird/ṭ(aʕ)- ~ *ṭariḳay- ~ *ṭaḳur(ay)-
Meaning: mite, tick; wasp
Judaic Aramaic: ḳardā 'abdominal pain caused by a parasitic worm' [Ja. 1412]; ṭǝrīḳayyā 'a sort of wasps' [ibid. 554] (cf. [Levy WT I 322]).
Syrian Aramaic: ḳerdā 'ricinus' [Brock. 693], [PS 3730] ('animaliculum oves, boves etc. infestans').
Arabic: ḳurd- 'teigne qui attaque les chevaux, les chameaux; ver qui se met dans les cuirs, dans les peaux, et les ronge' [BK 2 709], [LA 1956 14 348]; ḳirda/iʕ- 'louse (living on camels and hens)', ḳarṭaʕ-, ḳirṭiʕ- id., ḳurdūʕ- 'small ant'
Tigre: ḳʷärʔǝd 'tick' [Rein Bil 242]
Tigrai (Tigriñña): ḳʷärʔǝdǝt 'tick' [Rein Bil 242]; ṭäḳäray 'specie di mosca che fa un miele molto ricerca- to; ordinariamente mielifica nelle spaccature delle euforbie' [Bass. 907] (note also ṭǝrḳä 'bees living in an inaccessible cave' [K Tna 2427])
Amharic: ṭǝḳur (in ṭǝḳur ǝnziz) 'hornet' [K 1228].
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :
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Proto-Agaw: *ḳʷVrʔad-
Meaning: 'tick'
Bilin: ḳʷǝrʔada (< Eth or > Eth?)
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *tarḳ-
Meaning: 'flea'
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): tarḳ-ée
Notes: Sas Bur 176-7 ("there are several similar words around, though none seems to fit exactly: Or. tafk-ii, E.Or. tayf-i and Som. tagf-i 'id.' point to a root *takf-. Cf. also Som. takar 'gadfly; camelfly; horsefly'")
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Mogogodo etymology :
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Mogogodo: ṭɛŋkɛlɛi (?)
Meaning: wasp, cuckoo (chrysididae)
Notes: Hei Ya 137
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *danḳuw- (?)
Meaning: 'tick'
Wolamo (Wolaitta): danḳuw-a
Gamo (Gemu): danḳo
Ari: danḳo
Notes: Lamb Wol 345
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