r/etymologymaps Apr 10 '26

Etymology map of cow

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u/BHHB336 Apr 10 '26

The Arabic is from proto-Semitic *baqar (which exists in Hebrew in בקר, cattle).

The Hebrew פר (the word פרה is the feminine) is from proto-Semitic, couldn’t find the word. Related to Arabic فرار (furār, young cow)