# \*kanak-: 'kind of incense-bearing tree; its aromatic resin'

> Proto-Semitic *kanak-, 'kind of incense-bearing tree; its aromatic resin': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kanak- |
| Meaning | 'kind of incense-bearing tree; its aromatic resin' |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1710 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | kanaktu |  |  |
| Eblaitic | GIŠ.ŠIM = ga-na-ga-tum /kanakt/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 311) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 311 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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