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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *parwak-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'tear, pluck feathers'
Bidiya: poròk [JgBid]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-bid,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *parVḳ-
Meaning: tear, rip
Semitic: *pVrVḳ- 'tear off' 1, 'divide' 2
Western Chadic: *park- < *parVḳ- 'rip and remove'
East Chadic: *parwak- 'tear, pluck feathers'
Notes: Cf. Dhl poroḥ- 'pull apart'.
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,afaset-notes,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1856
Proto-Semitic: *pVrVḳ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'tear off' 1, 'divide' 2
Hebrew: prq 1
Mehri: ferōq 2
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-hbr,semet-mhr,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *parV[ḳ]-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'rip and remove'
Hausa: fàrkā
Notes: loss of the emphasis in a cluster
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-notes,

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