boqor
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Somali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Possibly related to Proto-Semitic *malk- (“king”), undergoing the following metathesis and sound shifts: *malk- > *makl- > *bokol- > *boqor-. The sound shift from /m/ to /b/ can be observed in Somali words such as biyo (“water”) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-.
Noun[edit]
boqor m