Central Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-CChadic: *siy-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'seize'

Kilba: āsíyà [Kr N 396]

Wamdiu: siyà [Kr N 396]

Hildi=Margi Mbazuwa: siyà [Kr N 396]

Notes: Phonetically dubious, rathher < *s/cVy

Proto-CChadic: *siyam-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'leg'

Lame: šɛ̀m [Kr: 197]

Peve: šem [Kr: 205]

Zime-Batna: sém [Sa]

Mesme: sem [Kr: 215]

Banana: sìyèma [Kr: 178]

Notes: *siyam- < *siHam-, met. Note C 12 *sem 'foot, leg' [Sy: 51].

Proto-CChadic: *s/cim-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'yellow'

Boka: šummà [Kr N 276]

Hildi=Margi Mbazuwa: mī-šišimǝ̄: [Kr]

Gude: šišima [Kr]

Notes: Partial reduplication.

Proto-CChadic: *sotiy-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'dirt'

Mesme: BM sɔtiya[Kr N 298]

Banana: sɔtɔ [Kr]

Proto-CChadic: *sub-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'follow'

Daba: sub [Mo]

Notes: FBw sɨbi 'drive away' [Kr: 30]may be < *sV-bV

Proto-CChadic: *suḅ- < *c̣ub-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'clothes'

Bachama: suḅwe-to HSED 453

Proto-CChadic: *suk- -

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'knead, stuff with'

Munjuk: sukí [TMnj]

Proto-CChadic: *suk-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'spear'

Gaanda: šuk-ta [Kr: 26]

Gabin: sùk-te [Kr: 35]

Notes: cp. Daba sku ''lancer' [Mo]

Proto-CChadic: *sukwa-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'come in' 1, 'go out' 2

Bura: sukwa, sikwa 2 [Ann]

Higi Futu: sko 1 [Kr N 342]

Higi Nkafa: skǝy 1 [Kr N 342]

Higi Ghye: sugǝy 1 [Kr N 342]

Fali Kiria: sku 1 [Kr N 342]

Fali Gili: suki 1 [Kr N 342]

Notes: Note Kapsiki sɛ 1 [Kr N 342], thus in the higi gr. -kV is probably a suffix.

Proto-CChadic: *suḳ- A borrowing

Meaning: 'market'

Kilba: súkù

Margi: sukù

Higi Nkafa: šukwì

Higi Ghye: šugwi

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: šukwù

Banana: sukŁà

Proto-CChadic: *su/HV/ya

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'forest'

Glavda: sū̀ya [Rp]

Notes: cp. N 370 *ca'

Proto-CChadic: *su-/*saw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'come' 1, 'enter' 2

Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: sàwá 1 [CLR: 83]

Mandara=Wandala: s(aw)-a, so 1 [CLR: 83]

Malgwa: sa, sawa 1 [Lr]

Mofu-Gudur: -sa- 1 [BMof]

Gisiga: sawa 1 [CLR: 83]

Mada: sawa 1

Munjuk: su, so 1 [TMnj]

Gudu: ši 1 [CLR: 83]

Nzangi: ši 1 [CLR: 83]

Bachama: ší 1 [CLR: 83]

Bata: sa, si 1 [CLR: 83]

Logone: sá́- 2 [LLog]

Musgu: sʷ 1 [CLR: 83]

Notes: cp. 472 *sa/w

Proto-CChadic: *sum-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'buy'

Mafa=Matakam: súm- [BMaf]

Notes: cp. MOfu -s[mk- id [BMof]

Proto-CChadic: *sun-

Meaning: 'know smth'

Daba: sun [CLR: 217]

Proto-CChadic: *sup-

Meaning: 'follow'

Gisiga: sup

Notes: impossible - irregular sibilant

Proto-CChadic: *suq/k-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'pull'

Higi Futu: sxu-nto [Kr N 356]

Higi Nkafa: àskǝy [Kr]

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: nsxu-mtɛ [Kr]

Notes: regressive spirantization

Proto-CChadic: *sur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'roast' 1, 'fry' 2, 'make boil' 3'cook, bake'

Tera: zurra 2 [KrN 371]

Gaanda: sùra-nǯi 2 [Kr]

Gabin: sùre-nči 2 [Kr]

Boka: sura-ḍa 2 [Kr]

Hwona: sɨr-àŋ 2 [Kr]

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: sur-kɛ̀ 2 [Kr]

Mofu-Gudur: -sǝr- 3 [BMof]

Gude: sǝrǝ 1, 2 [Hs]

Gudu: sɨ̀rā́ 2 [Kr]

Fali Muchella: šîr 2 [Kr]

Bachama: sǝ̀rā́

Proto-CChadic: *sur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to play'

Zime-Dari: sūr [Cpr] jouer

Proto-CChadic: *sut-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'girl'

Mwulyen: sùtí [Kr N 87]

Notes: In the gude group 'girl' originates < 'boy' plus -tV suff. A very suspicious root. Cp. also bara gr. *čata 'woman' [Lk: 129]

Proto-CChadic: *su[w]

Meaning: 'surpass'

Masa: sua-mo

Notes: -mV is a suff