# \*knŝ: 'to bow down, submit'

> Proto-Semitic *knŝ, 'to bow down, submit': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*knŝ |
| Meaning | 'to bow down, submit' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | kanāšu (CAD K 144) | CAD K 144 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | knś: kanaśum, kaniśum, fem. kaniśa (Gelb AS 21, 23); kanas₂: cf. names ka-na-šum, su-mu-ga-na-sa (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 313); kanis₂: cf. names ka-ni-šum, ka-ni-sa-an, fem. ka-ni-sa (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 313) | Gelb AS 21 23; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 313 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | kiniS: name gi-ne-su-um (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 313) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 313 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Sanmartín GlOS 1, 313 sets Arabic kanaša 'to twist, twine (fringes of a garment)' under the root.

## Linked from

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

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