Central Chadic etymology : Query result

Proto-CChadic: *fir-

Meaning: 'scratch oneself'1, 'cut, trim' 2

Mofu-Gudur: -fá-fǝr- 1 [BMof]

Mada: óffor-và 1 [[BMad]

Zime-Batna: fír 2 [Sa]

Notes: partial redupl. ZBt 'tailler' may go to another root (8FVr- 'cut')

Proto-CChadic: *fiS-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'blow'

Mbara: pìsé [TMba]

Logone: fifǝ́ssǝ̀ [CLR]

Proto-CChadic: *fit-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'forget'

Bachama: fítèi [Kr: 79]

Proto-CChadic: *fiṭ-

Meaning: 'hole'

Fali Muchella: fìtǝ̀-ku

Proto-CChadic: *fiṭ/ḍ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sweep'

Gudu: mǝ̀-fí:ḍà: [Kr N 425]

Mwulyen: ùféḍò [Kr]

Notes: cp. Mafa fiteh- 'touch'

Proto-CChadic: *fuč̣-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sweep'

Mofu-Gudur: fǝč- [BaMof] balayer

Mafa=Matakam: pǝc- [BaMaf] balayer irreg. reflex of the labial

Proto-CChadic: *fu(HV)kw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'blow'

Mofu-Gudur: -fáfákw- [BMof]

Mafa=Matakam: fukw- [BMaf]

Lame: fùókú [Kr N 426]

Mesme: fòk [Kr]

Notes: According to Stolb 1996, *-k may render *-ḳ.

Proto-CChadic: *fuk-

Meaning: 'calabash'

Mandara=Wandala: éfká [Lk: 122]

Malgwa: fǝ́ka [Lr]

Notes: This root is AA *fVk, for *pVḳ see N 329

Proto-CChadic: *fuk-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'thin'

Musgu: fukí [LMsg]

Proto-CChadic: *fu/ir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'buffalo'

Hwona: ʔufʷarā 'duiker' Sk.Ant. 25

Bura: fir 'buffalo' Tak. II 474 apud NM, Pele fur id., ibid apud Meek

Chibak: kufir [pref. ku-] Tak. II 474 apud NM {??}

Kilba: fur id. Tak. II 474 apud Meek

Margi: fúr 'buffalo' Dolg SHAN 22a apud Hoffmann, Margi Putai fir 'buffalo' Dolg apud Meek

Mbara: fàrày 'bétail; dot (bride wealth)' Tak. II, 474 ("semantically false") apud TSL (?)

Notes: Tak.: BM forms might be related to *kbn {nonsense}

Proto-CChadic: *ful- 'spirit'

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Mada: fla [BaMd] 'génie, esprit'

Notes: Masa gr. *ful 'spirit' [Shr: 51].

Proto-CChadic: *fung-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'nose' 1, 'se moucher' 2

Mulwi: fíngí 2 [TMlw]

Munjuk: mer-feŋ ́ [TMnj]

Proto-CChadic: *fur-

Meaning: 'uncultivated land'

Masa: fūl-là [Sy: 53]

Notes: C 12 *fur- [Sy: 53]

Proto-CChadic: *fus-

Meaning: 'salt'

Hwona: fùsà {Kr N 216]

Notes: most probably,the same as 'ash'

Proto-CChadic: *fut-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'earth'

Mafa=Matakam: fcú (< *ftu) Muktele [CLR]

Munjuk: aftiy [TMnj]

Musgu: fúti [LMsg]

Notes: cp. Boka fur-tà 'ground' [Kr] < *fut-ta

Proto-CChadic: *fuwiy-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to shell, peel' 1, 'skin' 2, 'bark' 3

Malgwa: fiya 1 [Lr]

Munjuk: fúwí 1 [TMnj]

Bachama: pùyɛy 3 [Kr N 132]

Buduma=Yedina: fóu̯ 2 [LBud]

Proto-CChadic: *fVʔud-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'thigh'

Gaanda: fùḍa-tà [Kr N 56]

Gabin: fı̣̀ḍǝ-tǝ̀ [Kr]

Boka: fùḍǝ̀-tǝ [Kr]

Hwona: fùḍà-ra [Kr]

Notes: f- <*p- under the influence of a laryngeal

Proto-CChadic: *fVc/č-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'light (a fire)'

Mofu-Gudur: -́fǝč- [BMof]

Proto-CChadic: *fV[ḍ]-

Meaning: 'kill'

Mbara: fàḍ [TrMba]

Mulwi: fìḍì [TrMlw]

Munjuk: fidi (fǝḍa) [TrMnj]

Musgu: fáda, fata, feḍe [Luk], fǝ́da [CLR]

Proto-CChadic: *fVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'foot'

Buduma=Yedina: fɛle [LBud]