Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *Har-k-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'arm, hand'

Oromo (Galla): harkka

Konso: harka

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ḥar-Vk-

Meaning: arm

Semitic: *ḥarkak- 'upper part of thigh'

Central Chadic: *h/xar- 'arm' 1, 'hand' 2

Beḍauye (Beja): harka 'arm'

Saho-Afar: *ḥar- 'arm'

Low East Cushitic: *Hark- 'arm, hand'

Warazi (Dullay): GWT ḥarkó ,TSA harko 'hand'

South Cushitic: *-HareK- 'arm'

Omotic: *Hir- 'fathom'

Notes: *-Vk- is claimed by some authors to be a body-part marker.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2583

Proto-Semitic: *ḥarkak-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'upper part of thigh'

Arabic: ḥarkakat- 'haut de la hanche' BK 1 413

Notes: Cf. MSA *ḥark- 'cripple, lame' (JJ, JM).

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *h/xar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'arm' 1, 'hand' 2

Tera: hǝr 1 [Kr: N 53]

Gaanda: hèṙa [Kr]

Gabin: xère [Kr]

Boka: hàrǝ [Kr]

Hwona: hàra [Kr]

Gava: xara 1 [CLR]

Mofu-Gudur: hár, háhar 1, 2 [BaMof]

Gisiga: hár 2 [LGis]

Mada: ahál 1,2 [BaMad]

Notes: Cf. Mafa hǝ́ráḅ- 'take by hand(s)'[BaMaf]

Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

Bedauye: harka

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'arm'

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *ḥar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'arm'

Saho: ḥaraa

South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *mV-HareK-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'arm'

Ma'a (Mbugu): iharega (mharég/ɣa?)

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *Hir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fathom'

Anfillo (Southern Mao): hiro

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