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High East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-High East Cushitic: *ʔilk-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'tooth'
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): ilkaa
Notes: Cf. Had. inḳe, Kmb. inḳu-ta, Bmb. irḳa id.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔilkʷ-
Meaning: tooth
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *ʔ/ʕVlVk- ~ *ʕalik- 'chew, gnaw' 1, 'molars' 2
Central Cushitic (Agaw): *ʔilkʷ- 'tooth'
Low East Cushitic: *ʔilkʷ- 'tooth'
High East Cushitic: *ʔilk- 'tooth'
Warazi (Dullay): *ʔilg- 'tooth'
Notes: Cf. SCu: Kwz iŝikuko id.
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 2597
Proto-Semitic: *ʔ/ʕVlVk- ~ *ʕalik-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'chew, gnaw' 1, 'molars' 2
Arabic: ʔlk 1 ('ronger son frein, le mors (se dit du cheval)' BK 1 47); ʕlk 1 ('manger, mâcher et retourner un morceau dans sa bouche; faire claquer les dents'), ʔal-ʕalikāt- 2 ('dents molaires' ibid. 2 348)
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

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Proto-Agaw: *ʔilkʷ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: tooth
Bilin: eruk
Khamir: erǝkʷ
Khamta: erǝkʷ
Qwara: yerkʷ
Qemant: yǝrko
Awiya (Aungi): ǝrkʷi
Notes: *-l before a consonant (-lC) yields *-r.
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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ʔilkʷ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'tooth'
Somali: ilig, pl. ilko
Oromo (Galla): ilka
Rendille: ilko
Baiso: ilko
Arbore: ilkʷa, ʔilig
Konso: ilga
Bussa: iliča
Notes: -g- in Arb and Kon is strange.
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Warazi etymology :

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Proto-Warazi: *ʔilg-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'tooth'
Warazi: ilge
Gawwada (Gawata): ǝlge
Dobase (Gobeze): ǝlǝgo
Notes: *-g- instead of the expected *-k- is strange.
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : LVKV
Meaning : tooth
Afroasiatic : *ʔilkʷ-
Sino-Caucasian : (cf. NC *ƛ̣_ăq̇O 'jaw')
African (misc.) : Cf. Macro-Khoisan *ƛ̊qhVŋ "tooth".
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