East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *pukiy-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'breathe'

Mokilko: puukiyo

Notes: äccording to Stolb 1996, ECh *-k may render *-ḳ.

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fiwaq- (?)

Meaning: blow, breathe

Semitic: *pVw/yVḫ- ~ *pVḫḫ- 'to snore, blow (of wind), spread (smell); pedere'

Western Chadic: *fVk-'blow'

Central Chadic: *fu(HV)kw- 'blow'

East Chadic: *pukiy- 'breathe'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *fiɣʷ- (<*fiḫ-?) 'blow' 1, 'breathe' 2, 'rest' 3

Notes: Insufficient data. The Agaw-Afrasian correspondences still not clear. Cf. *fiwaḥ- 'blow, smell, breathe'; *fu(h/wV)ḳ- 'breathe (heavily)'. Cf. HSED 813, 814. Cf. Sem. nVpVḫ- 'blow, breathe, inflate' SED Verb 45.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1071

Proto-Semitic: *pVw/yVḫ- ~ *pVḫḫ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: to snore, blow (of wind), spread (smell); pedere

Arabic: fḫḫ 'ronfler et siffler (en parlant de celui qui dort); se répandre (se dit d'un arôme)' [ibid. 551]; fwḫ 'se répandre partout (se dit d'une odeur); siffler (se dit du vent); lâcher des vents' [ibid. 644]; fyḫ 'lâcher un vent et rendre en même temps des excréments' [ibid. 652]

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *fVk-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: blow

Pa'a: faki [MS]

Siri: fiiku [SkNb]

Sha: fuk [JgR]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *fu(HV)kw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'blow'

Mofu-Gudur: -fáfákw- [BMof]

Mafa=Matakam: fukw- [BMaf]

Lame: fùókú [Kr N 426]

Mesme: fòk [Kr]

Notes: According to Stolb 1996, *-k may render *-ḳ.

Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

Proto-Agaw: *fiɣʷ- (<*fiḫ-?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'blow' 1, 'breathe' 2, 'rest' 3

Bilin: fīwɣ 1, 2, 3 Rein

Khamir: fig y 1 Rein

Qemant: fiɣŭ 3 Con Ros

Awiya (Aungi): fu_ḫ, fu_ɣŭ (Rein Bil), fiɣu 2 Appl VS

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