# \*kʷaʕ-(t-): 'joint; ankle; foot'

> Proto-Semitic *kʷaʕ-(t-), 'joint; ankle; foot': reflexes in 4 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>) › [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kʷaʕ-(t-) |
| Meaning | 'joint; ankle; foot' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2610 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kāʕ-, kūʕ- 'condyle, especially the bone of the hand that touches the thumb or the articulating finger; bone of the ankle of the foot, extremity of the ulna' \[BK 2 944\] | BK 2 944 |  |
| Gurage | SOD kotte \[LGur 1075\] | LGur 1075 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | kotte \[K 1426\]; cf. kati \[ibid.\] | K 1426 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | kōʕā 'joint' \[Brock 323\] | Brock 323 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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