tukʷ(-ān)- ~ kʷVt(-ān)-: 'bug; worm; larva'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	kuttān- [BK 2 864], [WKAS k 55]	BK 2 864; WKAS k 55	gloss withheld
Mehri	kettôn 'bedbug' [Jahn 202].	Jahn 202
Tigre	tǝkan (tukan, dokan) [LH 317], kǝtan [ibid. 415].	LH 317; LH 415	gloss withheld
Geez	tǝkʷān [LGz. 573].	LGz. 573	gloss withheld
Gurage	Gog. Sod. tǝkan, Muh. Msq. tǝxan, Muh. tǝxʷan, Msq. Sod. tǝhan Wol. Zwy. tuhan, End. Sel. tuhān, Cha. Eža tǝxar, Gyt. tǝxār, Enm. tǝxā̃r [LGur. 595].	LGur. 595	gloss withheld
Amharic	tǝhʷan [K 954]	K 954	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	tǝkak 'a worm in the silk' [Ja. 1668]	Ja. 1668
Harari	tuxān [LHar. 149].	LHar. 149	gloss withheld
Argobba	tuhan [LArg. 222].	LArg. 222	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	tǝkʷan 'bedbug' [Bass. 392].	Bass. 392

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Updated 22 October 2026