# \*kd: 'to tread, trample; to walk (slowly)'

> Proto-Semitic *kd, 'to tread, trample; to walk (slowly)': reflexes in 8 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kd |
| Meaning | 'to tread, trample; to walk (slowly)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kadīd- (Lane 2595 apud SEDonline 915); kdkd (Lane 2595 apud SEDonline 915) | Lane 2595; SEDonline 915 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | kdū (ML 203 apud SEDonline 915) | ML 203; SEDonline 915 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | kédé (JL 126 apud SEDonline 915) | JL 126; SEDonline 915 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | keda (CDG 301 apud SEDonline 914) | CDG 301; SEDonline 914 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | kädä (TED 1680 apud SEDonline 914) | TED 1680; SEDonline 914 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | hedä (AED 26 apud SEDonline 914) | AED 26; SEDonline 914 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | xeǯä (EDH 96 apud SEDonline 914) | EDH 96; SEDonline 914 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Ezha hedä (EDG 322 apud SEDonline 914) | EDG 322; SEDonline 914 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*kd 'to tread, to walk slowly (?)' (Kogan 2015: 462 apud SEDonline 915); PES \*kyd 'to tread, to trample, to walk' (CDG 301; Kogan 2015: 461 apud SEDonline 914).

## Linked from

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

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