*kss (?): 'have small teeth' 1, 'break, crush into small pieces, grind; chew' 2, 'divide, count out (portions)' 3

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*kss (?)
Meaning	'have small teeth' 1, 'break, crush into small pieces, grind; chew' 2, 'divide, count out (portions)' 3
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 94

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	kss 'to have small and short teeth' 1 (but also 'to break, crush into very small pieces' 2), kasas- 'smallness of the teeth' 1 BK 2 894	BK 2 894
Hebrew	כסס qal 3 (HALOT 490)	HALOT 490	gloss withheld
Akkadian	kasāsu 2 (CAD K 242)	CAD K 242	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	kas 2 (LGz. 296)	LGz. 296	gloss withheld

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Updated 4 November 2026