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Harari
č̣iḳāy - egg of the louse
(EDH 52)
č̣ < *ḳ before i
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PWS
*ḳīḳ(-at)-
- egg
(SED No. 160)
A difficult case. Meanings differ substantially, though all semantic shifts appear plausible, like ‘egg’ > ‘testicle’ in Hbr. pB. (cf. Rus. яичко meaning both ‘little egg’). and ‘testiculus’).