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*bḳʷˁ - to fit, to be sufficient
(CDG 99, Kogan 2015: 459)
The origin of Proto-EthS *bḳʷˁ ‘to be sufficient’ is uncertain, but note Arb. bqˁ = ˀiktafā (TA 20 346).
Words
Geez
baḳʷˁa
- to be useful, benefit, tp have advantage, to be appropriate
(CDG 99)
Tigrinya
bäḳʷˁe
- be sufficient, be suitable
(TED 1149)
Amharic
bäḳḳa
- be sufficient, be enough, be competent
(AED 903)
Harari
bäḳa
- to be sufficient
(EDH 43)
Soddo
bäḳḳa
- to be sufficient
(EDG 146)