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Wolane
aräḳ - arm above elbow, front leg of cattle
(EDG 90)
May be related. An alternative explanation as a borrowing from Cush. see [ibid.] and [Dolg. SIFKY 158:9].
Reconstruction
PWS
*ˁa/irḳ-
- tendon, muscle, vein, nerve
(SED I No. 20)