*ḳunḳān-: 'kind of worm/insect'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	ḳūḳānu (gūḳānu, guḳḳānu) SB [CAD ḳ 312], [AHw. 928]	CAD ḳ 312; AHw. 928	gloss withheld
Tigre	ḳǝnḳǝn [LH 252], ḳänḳän, ḳunḳun [ibid.].	LH 252	gloss withheld
Geez	ḳʷǝnḳʷǝne [LGz. 435].	LGz. 435	gloss withheld
Gurage	End. ḳǝnḳān [LGur. 488].	LGur. 488	gloss withheld
Modern Aramaic	Cf. N.-Syr. ḳinâ 'a gnat, mosquito' [M 281]	M 281
Amharic	č̣ǝč̣č̣an [K 2241].	K 2241	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ḳuḳyānē [Ja. 1340], ḳūḳā(ʔ)nē, ḳūḳānā [Levy WTM IV 274]	Ja. 1340; Levy WTM IV 274	gloss withheld
Harari	ḳǝñḳiñ [LHar. 127].	LHar. 127	gloss withheld
Arabic	ḳawḳan- (Dozy II 428 apud SED II 180)	Dozy II 428; SED II 180
Tigrinya	qʷənqʷən (LGz. 435)	LGz. 435	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026