*pelek-: 'spindle; to process textiles'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*pelek-
Meaning'spindle; to process textiles'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadianpilaqqu; palāku (CAD P 50)CAD P 50; Anderson–Moser 2024 root plkgloss withheld
Arabicfalkat 'whirl' (Lane 2444)Lane 2444
Hebrewpelek 'whirl'Anderson–Moser 2024 root plk
Ugariticplk 'spindle'Anderson–Moser 2024 root plk
Judaic Aramaicpilkā (HALOT 933; DJBA 900b apud CAL)HALOT 933; DJBA 900b; CAL
Phoenicianplk (T 264)T 264gloss withheld
EblaiticGIŠ.BAL = bí-a-gu /pilaḳḳ/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 127)Sanmartín GlOS 2, 127gloss withheld

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Updated 4 November 2026

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