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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *Punuʔ-
Meaning: 'thigh' 1, 'buttocks' 2
Fali Kiria: pùnuʔ 1 [Kr N 56]
Zime-Batna: fun 2 [Sa]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-fki,cchet-zbt,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *Paʕun/m-
Meaning: thigh, leg
Notes: An alternative reconstruction is *funuʕ-. Cf. also Akk pēmu 'thigh', Hbr paʕam 'foot', Shh faʕm, Hss fām, Mhr fēm (< *pVʕVm-) and Kwz paʔam-uko 'foot' (< Rift *paHam-), eventually pointing out to HS *paʕam- with initial *p-!
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-lec,afaset-scu,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2171
Proto-Semitic: *paʕm-, var. *paʕn-
Meaning: foot, leg, thigh
Akkadian: pēmu, pēnu 'Oberschenkel' OB on [AHw 854]
Ugaritic: pʕn 'Fuss' [Aist 258]
Phoenician: pʕm 'foot' [T 269]
Hebrew: paʕam 'foot, step; time' [KB 952]
Mehri: fɛ̄m 'foot, leg' [JM 87]
Jibbali: faʕm do. [JJ 51]
Harsusi: fām do. [JH 31]
Notes: The underlying meaning seems to be 'leg including thigh and foot'. Cf. what is likely a derived verb in ARB fʕm 'avoir des cuisses charnues (se dit d'une femme); etre gras, arrondi, potelé (se dit d'un bras)' [BK 2 615].
[Fron 49] (*paʕm- 'gamba' /JIB,ARB,HBR,UGR,AKK/); [KB 952]: HBR, PHO, UGR, AKK; [Aist 258]: UGR, HBR, AKK; [T 269]: PHO, HBR, UGR, JIB, MHR, AKK
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-uga,semet-phn,semet-hbr,semet-mhr,semet-jib,semet-hss,semet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *funH-
Meaning: 'knee'
Fyer: fù́ŋ [JgR]
Notes: According to [CLR] fuŋ < *frm < *brm, which is unconvincing.
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-fyr,wchet-notes,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *ʔVfVn-
Meaning: foot, leg
Sokoro: offen [Lk], òpǝ́n [Sx] [CLR: 221]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-sok,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *fan-
Meaning: 'trace' (n.)
Oromo (Galla): fana
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,
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South Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-South Cushitic: *paHam-
Meaning: 'foot'
Qwadza (Ngomvia): paʔam-uko
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-kwz,
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