*k-r-s- “dark, black”
PMA kala “black, dark blue” Sanskrit EIEC(?) *ker(s)- words for color, esp. dark, dirty krsná- “black” Sanskrit kirsnan “black” Old Prussian kérs^as “with black and white spots” Lithuanian c^ëren “black” Russian harr “ash” Swedish PMA 503 *c^.al-/*c^.ul- “shadow” *t_.il(l)- “shadow” s.illu “shadow” Akkadian z.l “shadow” Ugaritic s.e:l “shadow” Hebrew t.ulla: “shadow” Aramaic z.ill- “shadow” Arabic s.e:lalat “shadow” Geez z.elel “shadow” Jibbali *(nV-)c^.ila- “shadow” West Chadic z^il “shadow” Angas c^ala “shadow” Sha *nV-c^al- *nV-z^al- “west” Central Chadic nz^ale “west” Gisiga *c.al- “shade” Highland East Cushitic c.aale “shade” Sidamo partial redupl. t_iilali “shadow” Dahalo Alternation *a ~ *i HSED 511 c^.ilam- “be dark” *t_.Vlam- “be dark, be black” Semitic s.ala:mu “be dark, be black” Akkadian z.lm [-a-] “be dark, be black” Arabic t_.lm “be dark, be black” South Arabic s.alma “be dark, be black” Geez s.a:lma “be dark, be black” Tigre s.ällämä “be dark, be black” Tigray s.illämä “be dark, be black” Gafat c^.ällämä “be dark, be black” Amharic c^.elläma “be dark, be black” Argoba c^.e:läma “be dark, be black” Harari c^.ällämä “be dark, be black” Gurage t.lm “be dark, be black” Soqotri cf. z.lmt “darkness” Ugaritic z.alem “darkness” Mehri *c^ilVm- Central Chadic c^ilim “dark” Buduma selem “black” Gulfey Derived from HSED 503 *c^.al-/*c^.il- cf. also *d.elam- “return of the cattle home in the evening” Lowland East Cushitic *d.elam- > d.elam, pl. d.elmo “return of the cattle home in the evening” Somali *c^ulum- “west” - *“dark (side)” East Chadic c^ulum-ti “weat” - *“dark (side)” Migama PMA kor-kor- “black” Vatrata, Vetumboso kur-kur- “black” Sasar, Mosina golu- “black” Alite qole-qole- “black” Murray Is. korema-korema- “black” Motu kur-kuram- “dark, black” Nissan kele- “black” Proto-Polynesian Back