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Warazi etymology :
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Proto-Warazi: *-kal- or *ʔa-kal-
Meaning: 'k. of spade'
Dihina: takale 'Grabstock ohne Klinge' (Dull., 245; <*ta-kale or *t-akale <*ta-ʔakal-, with prefixed t-?)
wrzet-prnum,wrzet-meaning,wrzet-dob,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔa-kʷal-
Meaning: k. of hoe/axe
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-bed,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-wrz,afaset-omo,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 1945
Proto-Semitic: *(ʔa-)ku/al-
Meaning: a hammer/axe-like tool
Akkadian: akkullu 'a hammer-like tool, tool for field work' OAkk. on (CAD a1, 276; secondary reduplication of k <*ʔa-kull-?), kullu 'hoe' Lex. (Ibid. k 508)
Syrian Aramaic: ʔaklā 'malleus' (Brock., 17)
Arabic: ʔaklat- 'marteau, mailloche?' (Blachère, Chouémi & Denizeau 1964, 166)
Argobba: S. Arg. kalka 'ax' (Leslau 1997, 208; redupl. <*kalkal rather than from Cu. E. kalta "with an occasional alternance k:t" Ibid.
Harari: kalka 'ax' (Leslau 1997, 208; redupl. <*kalkal rather than from Cu. E. kalta "with an occasional alternance k:t" Ibid.
Notes: Sel. kälta, Wln. kältä, Zw. halta 'small ax' must be Cushitisms - see Cu. below and LGur., 342
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-syr,semet-ara,semet-arg,semet-hrr,semet-notes,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: ỉknw
Meaning: 'Hacke' MK (EG I, 140); <*ʔVklVw, metathetic <*ʔV-kul or *ʔV-k(V)wVl ?
Notes: In Takács 1999, 216 -n- is otherwise interpreted as *-n- and compared to Ch. W.: Ang. čĕn, Sura čáan, Mupun čāan, Jmb. kǝyaŋga 'hoe'; reconstructed as Afras. *ky-n
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *kawal-
Meaning: 'hoe'
Hausa: Hs. káálài 'a worn-out long-handled hoe' (considered a Kanuri loan-word, which is unlikely in view of other Ch. and Afras. data; cf. also kalme 'k of small hoe' <*kal-mi, and kala 'gleaning' Abraham 1962, 462, 459)
Karekare: kàlà 'hoe' (from Hs.?) (Stolbova 1996, 60)
Gera: kwalli 'hoe' (Stolbova 1996, 60)
Tule: Jimi kwalo 'hoe' (Stolbova 1996, 60)
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-krk,wchet-ger,wchet-tul,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *kwul-
Meaning: '(handle of) hoe/axe'
Bura: kuli 'a handle of an axe, hoe, etc. Bura 111
Wamdiu: kùl 'hoe' (Stolbova 1996, 60)
Hildi=Margi Mbazuwa: kwùlū 'hoe' (Stolbova 1996, 60)
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-bur,cchet-wmd,cchet-hil,
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Bedauye (Beja) etymology :
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Bedauye: kŭála-ni 1, kŭaláy 2, kŭl- 3
Meaning: 'Axt, Beil, Haue' (Reinisch 1895, 142) 1, 'Stock, Stab' (Ibid.) 2, 'hämmern, hauen' (Ibid. 139) 3
bedet-prnum,bedet-meaning,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *kal-t-
Meaning: 'axe; k. of stick'
Oromo (Galla): kalta 'small axe' (LGur., 342)
Baiso: kal-te 'axe' (Lamb. Wol.,)
Konso: ƛ̣ali-tta 'crutch, stick' (Lamb. Wol.,)
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,lecet-bay,lecet-kon,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *kal-t-
Meaning: 'small axe'
Qabenna: kalta 'small axe' (LGur., 342)
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): kált-e 'shaft (of plough); small axe' (Sas. Bur., 113), 'plough' (Huds., 114)
Kambatta: kalta 'small axe' (LGur., 342)
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-kab,hecet-bmb,hecet-kmb,
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *kall-
Meaning: 'axe; stick'
Ometo: Wol., Kač̣ama kaal-ta 'axe' , Dawro, Gamu kal-ta id., Dač̣e, Zaisse, Koyra kallo 'stick, club' (Lamb. Wol., 411)
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-ome,
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