# \*ksp: 'to break off, split'

> Proto-Semitic *ksp, 'to break off, split': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ksp |
| Meaning | 'to break off, split' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | kasāpu (CAD K 241, AHw. 453 apud SEDonline 2006) | CAD K 241, AHw. 453; SEDonline 2006 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | ga-za-bù /kasāpu(m)/ (VE 104, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 686 apud SEDonline 2006); ga-za-bù(-um) /k-s-p/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 324); ga-za-bù-um /kasāpum/ (Fronzaroli 1995, 52) | VE 104, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 686; SEDonline 2006; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 324; Fronzaroli 1995, 52 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ksf (BK 2 898 apud SEDonline 2006) | BK 2 898; SEDonline 2006 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | k-s-p: ga-za-bu-um (Ur III) (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 324) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 324 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PS \*ksp 'to break' (HALOT 490; Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 686 apud SEDonline 2006). Cf. 373 \*kasp- 'silver' (SEDonline 2008).

## Linked from

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

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