# \*kšd: 'to reach, conquer'

> Proto-Semitic *kšd, 'to reach, conquer': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kšd |
| Meaning | 'to reach, conquer' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ikšud (OLA80 §54.6) | OLA80 §54.6 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | nu-gú-su-da-su /k-S-d/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 322) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 322 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

OLA80 §54.6: Late Babylonian kapdu ikšud 'may he arrive quickly!'. Ugr. kšd 'to search for, to reach' (DULAT 462) and probably Arb. kāšid- 'one who earns, obtains much' (LA 3 466), apud SEDonline 2062, an areal \*kš/ŝd 'to reach'.

## Linked from

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

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