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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *kub-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'broad sword, cutlass'
Tumak: kúbkùb [Cp]
Kera: kúbkúbì [Eb]
Notes: Haumesser, coupe-coupe
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-tum,echet-ker,echet-notes,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *quʔab- (?)
Meaning: knife, sickle
Berber: *ta-kub-a 'sword'
Egyptian: h_ꜣb 'sickle' (BD) (?)
Western Chadic: *quHab- 'sword'1, 'knife' 2
East Chadic: *kub- 'broad sword, cutlass'
afaset-meaning,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *ta-kub-a
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: sword
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): ta-kub-a
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ahg,

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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: h_ꜣb (BD) +
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'sickle'
Notes: Otherwise <*h_lb or *h_rb
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *quHab-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'sword' 1, 'knife' 2, 'long knife' 3
Hausa: tákṑbī 1 (<Brb!)
Sura: kǝp 2 [JgS]
Angas: küp 3[Fl]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-sur,wchet-ang,

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