*ḥVkuk-: 'to itch, scratch (oneself)'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḥkk (-u-) 'to scratch' [BK 1 469]	BK 1 469
Mehri	ḥǝk [JM 173]	JM 173	gloss withheld
Akkadian	ekēku (i/i) OB, SB [AHw 193], [CAD e 63]	AHw 193; CAD e 63	gloss withheld
Harsusi	ḥek
Tigre	ḥakka, ḥankäkä [LH 88]	LH 88	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	HKK, HUK [DM 147]	DM 147	gloss withheld
East Ethiopic	SEL WOL ZWY ankäkä [LGur 33]	LGur 33	gloss withheld
Geez	ḥkk
Gurage	CHA ENN END GYE akäkä, EZ̆A akkäkä [ibid.]
Jibbali	ḥɔttk [JJ 107].	JJ 107
Hebrew	PB ḥākak 'to scratch' [Ja 462]	Ja 462
Amharic	akkäkä [K 1265]	K 1265	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ḥăkak 'to scratch' [Ja 462]; ḥăkāk 'scab, sore' [ibid.]	Ja 462
Syrian Aramaic	ḥak 'scratched' [Brock 230]	Brock 230
Modern Aramaic	NAssyr. ḫāyik [Tser. 080]; Iran. ḫyk [Pen. 91]	Tser. 080; Pen. 91
Argobba	hakkäka [LArg. 204]	LArg. 204
Tigrinya	ḥakäkä [Bass. 60]	Bass. 60
Harari	ḥakäka (SED I 288)	SED I 288	gloss withheld
Gafat	ənkʷakʷä (LGz. 228)	LGz. 228	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ḥkk (Al-Jallad 2026, 74)	Al-Jallad 2026 74	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026