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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/kabkab-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Noun

*kabkab- m

  1. star

Inflection

Reconstruction notes

Like *ḳarḳar- (ground, floor), originally from a disyllabic root. In many reflexes a dissimilation *b-b > *w-b occurred.

Descendants

  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒀯 (kakkabum)
    • Eblaite: 𒆕𒅗𒁍 (/⁠kakkab⁠/)
  • West Semitic:
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