# \*kissat-: 'chopped straw, fodder'

> Proto-Semitic *kissat-, 'chopped straw, fodder': reflexes in 2 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kissat- |
| Meaning | 'chopped straw, fodder' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | kissatu A (CAD K 427); rab kissati (CAD K 428) | CAD K 427; CAD K 428 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | kestā 'provender, fodder, forage, hay' (Payne Smith 221) | Payne Smith 221 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

Akkadian kissatu A is attested from Old Babylonian on (CAD K 427). Not 2750 \*tVbVn- 'straw, chaff'.

## Linked from

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

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