PWS

*šḥr - to be white on black or black on white (Kogan 2005c:191)

May be tentatively compared to Akk. šūru, šuḫru if the latter indeed denotes dark color as suggested in AHw. 1287 (Bulakh 2003: 13–15; Bulakh 2006: 195–196).

Hebrew
šāḥōr - black (HALOT 1466)
Syriac
šḥr - to become black (LSyr. 770, SL 1545)
Arabic
saḥar- - whiteness overspreading blackness (Lane 1317)
Amharic
sora - cow having a brown and white or black and white coat (AED 484)
Selti
šire - black horse with white spots; blackish; light-dark (EDG 584)
Wolane
šire - black horse with white spots; blackish; light-dark (EDG 584)
Endegen
šīreˀ - black horse with white spots; blackish; light-dark (EDG 584)
Muher
šärä - black horse with white spots; blackish; light-dark (EDG 584)
Masqan
šire - black horse with white spots; blackish; light-dark (EDG 584)
Gogot
šire - black horse with white spots; blackish; light-dark (EDG 584)
Soddo
šəre - black horse with white spots; blackish; light-dark (EDG 584)