boqor

Somali

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly related to Proto-Semitic *malk- (“king”), undergoing the following metathesis and sound shifts: *malk- > *makl- > *bokol- > *boqor-. The sound shift from /m/ to /b/ can be observed in Somali words such as biyo (“water”) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-.

Noun

boqor m

king
emperor