# \*kVmVw-: 'like' 1, 'therefore, thus' 2

> Proto-Semitic *kVmVw-, 'like' 1, 'therefore, thus' 2: reflexes in 16 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kVmVw- |
| Meaning | 'like' 1, 'therefore, thus' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | kīma 'like' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root kmw |  |
| Geez | kama 'just' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root kmw |  |
| Punic | km (Krahmalkov 230); comu, cumu (Krahmalkov 230); Neo-Punic kmt 2 (Krahmalkov 232) | Krahmalkov 230; Krahmalkov 232; Anderson–Moser 2024 root kmw | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | km (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 |  |
| Arabic | kamā (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʾakmā (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 |  |
| Amorite | kama (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | km (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 |  |
| Tigre | kem (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 |  |
| Phoenician | km (T 143) | T 143 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | kəmō (LGz. 285) | LGz. 285 |  |
| Tigrinya | käm (LGz. 285) | LGz. 285 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | kämäy (LGz. 285) | LGz. 285 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | (yä)--käma, (yä)--kom (LGz. 285) | LGz. 285 |  |
| East Ethiopic | Zwy. hum (EDG 342 apud SEDonline 1389) | EDG 342; SEDonline 1389 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | kəmā (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 |  |

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

## Notes

Krahmalkov 232 compares Ugaritic kmt and km with Neo-Punic kmt 'therefore' 2.

## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.