Semitic etymology : Query result

Number: 2625

Proto-Semitic: *ḳayḳ-am- 1 ~ *ḳʷanḳʷa 2

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'one having a large gorge' 1, 'language' 2

Arabic: ḳayḳam- 1 'qui a le gosier large (homme)' BK 2 847.

Tigrai (Tigriñña): ḳʷanḳʷa 2 LGur 488

Amharic: ḳʷanḳʷa 2

Gurage: *ḳʷänḳʷä 2

Notes: 'Language' may be from 'tongue' < 'gorge'. Cf. Sem *ḳawḳ- ~ *ḳaḳw- 'produce glottal sounds': Syr ḳawḳi, Arb ḳāḳa, Tgr ḳoḳ bela 'croak', Tna ḳäḳäwä 'cackle', ḳawḳaw bälä 'talk much', Enn End Gye ḳawḳawtä(ñ)ñä 'one who talks much', Gz ʔs-ḳoḳawa 'howl, lament, wail, sing a dirge', Tna ʔas-ḳoḳäwä 'howl' LGz 439; LGur 512.