Afroasiatic etymology : Query result

Notes: Cf. Sem. *pīl-, Gz. falfal- id. Cf. Ill.-Sv. 1966, 26 (Sem. and Margi) and, in this connecrion, *pi/al- 'elephant; aardvark'. Cf. Bla. Eleph., 196, where various Afras. forms in -r and -l, some meaning 'elephant/rhinoceros', other 'horn' are united, and "the semantic motivation "horn" > "elephant (/rhinoceros)" confirmed by typological evidences" (in particular, Sum. am-si 'elephant', composed from am 'wisent' and si 'horn' , apud Salonen 1976, 175) is tentatively proposed.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pič-

Meaning: cloth

Semitic: *pVt_- 'cloth'

Egyptian: psš.t 'mat' (MK)

Western Chadic: *pič- 'shroud'

East Chadic: *pVč- 'apron'

Notes: Scarce data.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pidar-

Meaning: oil, fat

Semitic: *pidr- 'fat (n.)'

Egyptian: pdr (n) 'fat, grease'

Western Chadic: Cf. *fiḍyal- 'fat, grease'

Central Chadic: Cf. *fid- 'fat, grease'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *piḥas-

Meaning: wet, sprinkle

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *pVḥaš- 'wet, moisten'

Western Chadic: *pyaHVs- 'spurt water from one's mouth'

Central Chadic: *pi/es- 'sprinkle' 1, 'spit in a calebase' 2

East Chadic: *pyas- '(be) wet'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pi/ar-

Meaning: fruit, corn

Semitic: *pir- 'fruit'

Berber: *far- 'corn'

Egyptian: pr.t 'fruit, crop, seed' (OK) ~ npr (pyr) 'cereals'

Western Chadic: *par-par-

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *fir- 'fruit' 1, 'corn' 2

Saho-Afar: *fir- 'flowers, fruit'

Low East Cushitic: *fir- 'fruit'

Notes: SA may otherwise relate to *pu/ar- 'flower, grass'.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pi/ut-

Meaning: go, walk

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Egyptian: ptpt (pyr) 'walk'

Western Chadic: *paHVt- 'go out'

Central Chadic: *pVt- 'go out' 1, 'enter' 2, 'go' 3

East Chadic: *pit- 'follow, chase'

Notes: Cf. *pit- 'jump'.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pil-

Meaning: elephant; aardvark

Semitic: *pīl- ~ *palpal- 'elephant'

South Cushitic: *fil- 'aardvark'

Notes: Cf. *piʔVr- 'elephant/rhinoceros' (3641). Cf. Bla. Eleph., 196, where various Afras. forms in -r and -l, some meaning 'elephant/rhinoceros', other 'horn' are united, and "the semantic motivation "horn" > "elephant (/rhinoceros)" confirmed by typological evidences" (in particular, Sum. am-si 'elephant', composed from am 'wisent' and si 'horn' , apud Salonen 1976, 175) is tentatively proposed. Also quoted ibid. are similarly looking terms meaning 'elephant' from non-Afrasian African languages; and, finally, CCh. forms in mb- meaning 'elephant', WCh. forms in *ḅ- and SOm. forms in b- meaning 'horn' are compared.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pilic̣-

Meaning: divide

Semitic: *pVlVṣ- 'divide, split'

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

Saho-Afar: *fili[c]- 'scratch'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pinaḫ-

Meaning: break

Semitic: *pVnaḫ- 'damage (of a bone)' (v.)

Western Chadic: *pi(H)in-/*pinH- 'break (a round object)' 1, 'break in pieces' 2

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pir-

Meaning: lock

Berber: *fir- 'lock' 1, 'iron horse-lock' 2