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Etymology
The origin of this word is. Some derive it from 🇨🇬, but the only basis for this reconstruction is the 🇨🇬 cognate. Others consider it related to 🇨🇬 (cf. 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), perhaps even a borrowing from a Germanic language. Yet others suggest that it comes from a putative, from  with an extra -p, with the meaning evolving from “cut off” > “to hide, to skin, to flay” (cf. 🇨🇬) > “hide, skin, fur, something made of fur” (cf. 🇨🇬) > “animal body part” (cf. 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬) > “animal.” The initial meaning of , still found dialectally, was more restricted, covering only goats, sheep and maybe cows. In the 18th and 19th century, the meaning was extended to almost all animals (= ), and later again restricted to its current range. Cognates include 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬 (< ).

Noun

 * 1) livestock, (farm) animal e.g., cattle, sheep, goats, horses, pigs, poultry, etc.