# \*mi/a: 'who?'

> Proto-Semitic *mi/a, 'who?': reflexes in 10 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>) › [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*mi/a |
| Meaning | 'who?' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3099 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ugaritic | my |  |  |
| East Ethiopic | Wol ma |  |  |
| Gurage | Sod ma |  |  |
| Phoenician | mī (LGz. 323); my (T 174) | LGz. 323; T 174 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | mī |  |  |
| Argobba | ma |  |  |
| Canaanite | EA miya (T 174) | T 174 |  |
| Punic | mi (Krahmalkov 279) | Krahmalkov 279 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | miy: names mi-ga, mi-ga-ì, mi-ga-lum, mi-ga-il, mi-gi-il (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 26) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 26 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | miy: names mi-ia-mu-ta, me-ia-mu-ta, mi-ia-na-su (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 26) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 26 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/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.