Proto-High East Cushitic: *tarḳ-
Meaning: 'flea'
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): tarḳ-ée
Notes: Sas Bur 176-7 ("there are several similar words around, though none seems to fit exactly: Or. tafk-ii, E.Or. tayf-i and Som. tagf-i 'id.' point to a root *takf-. Cf. also Som. takar 'gadfly; camelfly; horsefly'")