Proto-WChadic: *kwaru
Meaning: 'hut' 1, 'foundation of a house' 2, 'abode, world, life' 3
Hausa: cf. Abr Hs 594, Barg 692: ḳwaryar ḳīra 'cosmopolitan town' (ḳīra - nothing in common!)
Mupun: kúur 2 [FrM]
Karekare: kwàrò 1 [LkK]
Tangale: kóro 3 [JgT]