قرد (Arabic)
Where does "قرد" come from?
The Arabic noun قرد, meaning 'monkey' or 'ape', is listed as a cognate of the Ge'ez word ቅርድ, transliterated 'ḳərd'[1]. Calling the two words cognates means they descend from a shared ancestor rather than one being borrowed from the other. The available etymology gives no dates or intermediate stages.
Open questions
- The source only calls the Arabic and Ge'ez words cognates and does not name an earlier shared ancestor form or a reconstructed proto-form. [1]
Sources
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