# \*kursān-: 'leather bag, wineskin'

> Proto-Semitic *kursān-, 'leather bag, wineskin': 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 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kursān- |
| Meaning | 'leather bag, wineskin' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | krs/śn (DULAT 453) | DULAT 453 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | gusānu, with g for \*k (CAD G 142); OAss. g/ku(r)sā/an(n)u, kušānu (AHw 299 apud DULAT 453); kursinnu (CAD K 567) | CAD G 142; AHw 299; DULAT 453; CAD K 567 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

DULAT 453 sets Hitt. (KUŠ) kurša-, kursannu 'a leather sack' (Tischler HEG 654) and Eg. krs 'sack, basket' beside the Akkadian.

## Linked from

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

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