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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *kwaS-
Meaning: 'spin'
Tumak: koǯ
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-tum,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *kicw- ~ *kucy-
Meaning: clothes; to cover
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-hec,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 1390
Proto-Semitic: *kusī-t- ~ *kisū-t 1, *ksw 2
Meaning: 'kind of clothes' 1, 'wear' 2
Akkadian: kusītu 1
Ugaritic: ks-t 1
Hebrew: kǝsūt 1
Arabic: ksw (u) 2
Notes: Considered a derived noun <*ksw 'to cover' Kogan Addenda to HSED 1489
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-uga,semet-hbr,semet-ara,semet-notes,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: kꜣs
Meaning: 'kind of clothes' (l)
Notes: -ꜣ- may reflect a vowel
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *kic-/*kwac-
Meaning: 'finish the plaiting of a grass roof, mat' 1 , 'mat floor' 2
Hausa: kíc̣ḕ 1
Polchi: kwasǝ 2 [Cs N 153]
Notes: Note semantics 'mat' both in W and CCh.
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-pol,wchet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *kVc-
Meaning: 'clothes'
Higi Baza: lǝ̀-gùsa [Kr: 144]
Higi Nkafa: lu-kusɛ [Kr: 134]
Higi Ghye: kuza [Kr: 164]
Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: lu-kwusa [Kr: 154]
Malgwa: káčekáče [Lr]
Notes: Cf. Mofu -kǝ́sw- 'plait quickly'.
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-hib,cchet-hnk,cchet-hgh,cchet-kap,cchet-zgh,cchet-notes,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *kacc-
Meaning: `dress'
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): kácc-i
Notes: Sas Bur 112
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-bmb,hecet-notes,
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