# \*bVṣ/s/zVḳ-: 'expectorate, spit'

> Proto-Semitic *bVṣ/s/zVḳ-, 'expectorate, spit': reflexes in 5 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [B](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*bVṣ/s/zVḳ- |
| Meaning | 'expectorate, spit' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | bṣḳ 'to spit' \[BK 1 132\]; cf. bzḳ do. \[ibid. 121\] | BK 1 132; BK 121 |  |
| Tigre | bärč̣äḳä \[LH 281\] | LH 281 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL bǝč̣ǝḳ bälä \[LGur 131\] | LGur 131 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | tän/mborač̣č̣äḳä \[K 894\] | K 894 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | bǝrč̣ǝḳč̣ǝḳ bälä \[Bass 320\]; bərč̣əḳ bälä (K Tna. 1138). | Bass 320; K Tna. 1138 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [B](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/index.md>)

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