{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:smaller;" |- |+ Some widely recognized cognates in Afroasiatic, following , , and |- ! rowspan="2" | Meaning !! colspan="2" | Proto-Afroasiatic !! rowspan="2" | Omotic !! rowspan="2" | Cushitic !!rowspan="2" | Chadic !! rowspan="2" |Egyptian !! rowspan="2" |Semitic !! rowspan="2" | Berber |- ! !! |- | to strike, to squeeze || – || *bak- || Gamo bak- 'strike' || Afar bak || Wandala bak 'to strike, beat'; (possibly) Hausa bùgaː 'to hit, strike | bk 'kill (with a sword)' || Arabic bkk 'to squeeze, tear' || Tuareg bakkat 'to strike, pound' |- | blood || *dîm- *dâm- || *dam- || Kaffa damo 'blood'; Aari zomʔi 'to blood' || (cf. Oromo di:ma 'red') || Bolewa dom || (cf. jdmj 'red linen') || Akkadian damu 'blood' || Ghadames dəmmm-ən 'blood' |- | food || – || *kamaʔ- / *kamay- || – || Afar okm- 'to eat' || Hausa ka:ma:ma: 'snack'; Tumak ka:m 'mush' || kmj 'food' || – || – |- | to be old, elder || *gâd-/gûd- || *gad- || – || Oromo gada 'age group, generation'; Burji gad-uwa 'old man'|| Ngizim gad'e 'old' || – || Arabic gadd- 'grandfather, ancestor' || – |- | to say || *geh- || *gay- || Sheko ge 'to say'; Aari gai- 'to say' || – || Hausa gaya 'to say' || ḏwj 'to call, say' || (cf. Hebrew gʕy 'to shout') || – |- | tongue || *lis'- 'to lick' || *les- 'tongue' || Kaffa mi-laso 'tongue' || – || Mwaghavul liis tongue, Gisiga eles 'tongue Hausa halshe(háɽ.ʃè) 'tongue'; lashe 'to lick' | ns 'tongue' || Akkadian liša:nu 'tongue' || Kabyle iləs 'tongue' |- | to die || *maaw- || *mawut- || – || Rendille amut 'to die, to be ill' || Hausa mutu 'to die', Mubi ma:t 'to die' || mwt 'to die' || Hebrew mwt, 'to die' Geʽez mo:ta 'to die' || Kabyle ammat 'to die' |- | to fly, to soar || *pîr- || *pir- || (cf. Yemsa fill- 'to jump'; Dime far 'to jump') || Beja fir 'to fly' || Hausa fi:ra 'to soar'; Mafa parr, perr 'bird's flight' || pꜣ 'to fly'; prj 'to soar, rise' || Ugaritic pr 'to flee'; Arabic frr 'to flee' || Ahogar fərə-t 'to fly' |- | name || *sǔm / *sǐm- || *süm- || – || – || Hausa su:na: 'name'; Sura sun 'name'; Ga'anda ɬim 'name' || – || Akkadian šumu 'name' || – |- | to sour || *s'ăm- || – || Mocha č'àm- 'to be bitter' || PEC *cam- 'to rot' || *s'am 'sour'; Hausa (t)sʼáː.mí 'sour' | smj 'curds' | Arabic sumūț 'to begin to turn sour' || – |- | to spit || *tuf- || *tuf- || – || Beja tuf 'to spit'; Kemant təff y- 'to spit'; Somali tuf 'to spit' || Hausa tu:fa 'to spit'|| tf 'to spit' || Aramaic tpp 'to spit'; Arabic tff 'to spit' || – |- | to rend, tear || *zaaʕ- || – || Gamo zaʔ 'to rend, split' || Dahalo ḏaaʕ- 'to rend, to tear (of an animal tearing its prey)' Kw'adza daʔ- 'to bite' || Ngizim dáar- 'to cut into long strips' || || Arabic zaʕy- 'to snatch violently from, tear out' || – |}Abbreviations:'' PEC='Proto-Eastern Cushtic'.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-sizesmaller;" |- |+ some widely recognized cognates in afroasiatic following   and |-  rowspan="2" | meaning  colspan="2" | proto-afroasiatic  rowspan="2" | omotic  rowspan="2" | cushitic rowspan="2" | chadic  rowspan="2" |egyptian  rowspan="2" |semitic  rowspan="2" | berber |-   |- | to strike to squeeze || – || *bak- || gamo bak- 'strike' || afar bak || wandala bak 'to strike beat'; (possibly) hausa bùgaː 'to hit strike | bk 'kill (with a sword)' || arabic bkk 'to squeeze tear' || tuareg bakkat 'to strike pound' |- | blood || *dîm- *dâm- || *dam- || kaffa damo 'blood'; aari zomʔi 'to blood' || (cf oromo dima 'red') || bolewa dom || (cf jdmj 'red linen') || akkadian damu 'blood' || ghadames dəmmm-ən 'blood' |- | food || – || *kamaʔ- / *kamay- || – || afar okm- 'to eat' || hausa kamama 'snack'; tumak kam 'mush' || kmj 'food' || – || – |- | to be old elder || *gâd-/gûd- || *gad- || – || oromo gada 'age group generation'; burji gad-uwa 'old man'|| ngizim gad'e 'old' || – || arabic gadd- 'grandfather ancestor' || – |- | to say || *geh- || *gay- || sheko ge 'to say'; aari gai- 'to say' || – || hausa gaya 'to say' || ḏwj 'to call say' || (cf hebrew gʕy 'to shout') || – |- | tongue || *lis'- 'to lick' || *les- 'tongue' || kaffa mi-laso 'tongue' || – || mwaghavul liis tongue gisiga eles 'tongue hausa halshe(háɽʃè) 'tongue'; lashe 'to lick' | ns 'tongue' || akkadian lišanu 'tongue' || kabyle iləs 'tongue' |- | to die || *maaw- || *mawut- || – || rendille amut 'to die to be ill' || hausa mutu 'to die' mubi mat 'to die' || mwt 'to die' || hebrew mwt 'to die' geʽez mota 'to die' || kabyle ammat 'to die' |- | to fly to soar || *pîr- || *pir- || (cf yemsa fill- 'to jump'; dime far 'to jump') || beja fir 'to fly' || hausa fira 'to soar'; mafa parr perr 'bird's flight' || pꜣ 'to fly'; prj 'to soar rise' || ugaritic pr 'to flee'; arabic frr 'to flee' || ahogar fərə-t 'to fly' |- | name || *sǔm / *sǐm- || *süm- || – || – || hausa suna 'name'; sura sun 'name'; ga'anda ɬim 'name' || – || akkadian šumu 'name' || – |- | to sour || *s'ăm- || – || mocha č'àm- 'to be bitter' || pec *cam- 'to rot' || *s'am 'sour'; hausa (t)sʼáːmí 'sour' | smj 'curds' | arabic sumūț 'to begin to turn sour' || – |- | to spit || *tuf- || *tuf- || – || beja tuf 'to spit'; kemant təff y- 'to spit'; somali tuf 'to spit' || hausa tufa 'to spit'|| tf 'to spit' || aramaic tpp 'to spit'; arabic tff 'to spit' || – |- | to rend tear || *zaaʕ- || – || gamo zaʔ 'to rend split' || dahalo ḏaaʕ- 'to rend to tear (of an animal tearing its prey)' kw'adza daʔ- 'to bite' || ngizim dáar- 'to cut into long strips' || || arabic zaʕy- 'to snatch violently from tear out' || – |}abbreviations'' pec='proto-eastern cushtic'