Afroasiatic etymology : Query result

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *faḳ-

Meaning: tear open

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *pVḳaʔ- 'pierce, open, tear out (eye)' 1, 'break' 2

Egyptian: fḳ, fḳw 'tear (of a lion tearing its prey)' (20)

East Chadic: *pwak- 'pluck (out)'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *faḳ- 'tear'

Saho-Afar: *fak- (<*faḳ-?) 'open'

High East Cushitic: *foḳḳ- 'open'

Dahalo (Sanye): paḳḳ-eed- 'uncover' (?)

Omotic: *pa[Ha]ḳ- 'be divided'

Notes: Same as *pVḳʷVʔ- 'bark, husk', 'to skin, peel; tan' ?

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fa/il-

Meaning: cut, divide

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *pVl- 'strike with a sword, behead, wean' 1, 'divide, separate' 2, 'cut, split' 3

Berber: *fVlVw- 'pierce'

Western Chadic: *p/fal- 'behead'

Central Chadic: *fal- 'cut'

East Chadic: *fal- 'cut'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *fal- 'divide'

Saho-Afar: *fVl- 'separate'

Low East Cushitic: *fil- 'separate, comb'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fa/ul-

Meaning: liver, lungs

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Western Chadic: *fVl-Vk- 'lungs'

Central Chadic: *faful- 'lungs'

High East Cushitic: *ʔa-fal- 'liver'

Omotic: *ʔaṗar- (<*ʔa-fall-?) 'liver'

Notes: The Ch data point to *f-.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fan-

Meaning: look for, watch

Western Chadic: *fiy/Han- 'to search' 1, 'to look at somebody from the corner of his eye' 2

East Chadic: *fan- 'search'

Low East Cushitic: *fan- 'watch, follow'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *far-

Meaning: climb

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *pVrVʕ- 'climb'

Berber: *fVrir- 'keep on the surface' (?)

Egyptian: fꜣy 'raise high'

Western Chadic: *PVr- 'up, upwards' (?)

Central Chadic: *far- 'raise'

East Chadic: *par- 'climb'

Saho-Afar: *far- 'climb'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *far- (?)

Meaning: bone, leg

Western Chadic: *ʔa-fur- ~ *faraw- 'leg'1, 'inner part of the leg' 2

South Cushitic: *far- 'bone'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *far(-t)-

Meaning: finger

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Western Chadic: *Par-t- 'finger, nail'

East Chadic: *fVr- 'claw' 1, 'finger' 2, 'to claw' 3

Saho-Afar: *fer- 'finger'

Low East Cushitic: *farr- 'finger'

High East Cushitic: *far- 'finger'

Omotic: *par-t- 'finger'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fat-

Meaning: wish, desire

Semitic: *pVtVw- 'desire, seek' 1, 'decide on a plan' 2

Western Chadic: *fVt- ''wish well to smb' 1, 'hope' 2 , 'to care' 3

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fatar- (?)

Meaning: band, thread

Western Chadic: *fatar- 'loin-cloth'

High East Cushitic: *fater- 'thread'

Notes: Scarce data.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fat-/*fit-

Meaning: move

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *pVwVt- 'pass, go (of time)'

Berber: *fVt- 'walk' 1, 'pass (of time)' 2, 'having passed' 3

Western Chadic: *fut-/*fit- 'go out' 1, 'come' 2

Central Chadic: Musgu fiti 'road' [Luk]

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *fat-/*fit- 'go away'

South Cushitic: *fit- 'drive, run after'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fay-

Meaning: lift, go up

Western Chadic: *paH- 'fly'

Central Chadic: *paw- 'carry away' (?)

East Chadic: *fay- 'go up, fly'

Notes: Chad. only. Cf. Eg fꜣy 'lift, carry' (OK), rather <*fVr-

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fay- (?)

Meaning: cloth

Egyptian: fy (NK) 'cloth'

Central Chadic: *fway- 'loin-cloth'

Notes: Scarce data. Related to WCh *fay- 'spin' (Tng pǝyǝ)?

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fay/ʔ-

Meaning: sand, dust

Semitic: *payp- 'desert'

Egyptian: fꜣ.t 'dust (?)' (pyr)

Western Chadic: *fwaH- 'sand'

Central Chadic: *faw- 'sand, river bed' 1, '(land) clear of vegetation' 2

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fiʔ-

Meaning: blow

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *pVʔVy- 'blow off'

Western Chadic: *fiH- 'blow' 1, 'dry' 2, 'blow nose' 3

Central Chadic: *faH- 'blow'

South Cushitic: *fiʔ-/*fuʔ- 'catch one's breath, rest' 1, 'sniff, snuff up' 2

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fiʕ-

Meaning: speak, shout

Semitic: *pVʕVy- 'cry, shout'

Western Chadic: *fiH- 'speak'

Central Chadic: *fVy- 'call'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *fiw- 'cry'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fir-

Meaning: be good

Semitic: *purr- 'best ones, elite'

Berber: *fVrVr- 'be good'

Egyptian: nfr 'good, beautiful'

Central Chadic: *fa/ir 'love' (v.) 1, 'happyness' 2, 'be happy' 3

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *fir- 'best'

Saho-Afar: *fer- 'best'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fir- (?)

Meaning: monkey

Egyptian: nfry (gr) 'monkey'

Western Chadic: *fir- 'red monkey'

Central Chadic: *fir- 'monkey'

Notes: Scarce and unreliable data.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *firut- (?)

Meaning: insect

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Central Chadic: *fVrut- 'mosquito'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *firrut- 'insect(s)'

Notes: Scarce data.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *firVṭ-

Meaning: tear off, pluck

Semitic: *pVrVṭ- 'pluck (fruit)' 1, 'knock fruit down from the tree' 2

Central Chadic: *fVrt- 'tear'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fit-

Meaning: land

Semitic: *pitt- 'area, region'

Central Chadic: *futi- 'earth'