# \*kišan- 'bean'

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: a legume, pulse
- SED semet 1711
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/k/1606_bean.md

## In Linear A

- [\*316](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/*316/index.md>) (kiššanu): bean or legume; food commodity in ration allocations

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: kiššanu

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.