# P

> Semitic roots whose first radical is p.

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>). Updated 2026-11-05.

[*pVṣ-: 'pull (out)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1002_pull_out/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVṣ-, 'pull (out)': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVtaḥ-: 'open, begin'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/1014/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVtaḥ-, 'open, begin': reflexes in 24 language(s).

[*pVg-: 'open'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1015_open/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVg-, 'open': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVruk-: 'grind, spread' 1, 'violence, forced labor' 2, 'to block, bar; curtain, veil' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1035_grind_spread_1_violence_forced_labor_2_to_block/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVruk-, 'grind, spread' 1, 'violence, forced labor' 2, 'to block, bar; curtain, veil' 3: reflexes in 12 language(s).

[*pVʾVy-: 'blow off'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1040_blow_off/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʾVy-, 'blow off': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVw/yVḫ- ~ *pVḫḫ-: 'to snore, blow (of wind), spread (smell); to fart'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1041_to_snore_blow_of_wind_spread_smell_to_fart/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVw/yVḫ- ~ *pVḫḫ-, 'to snore, blow (of wind), spread (smell); to fart': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pVyVʾ-: 'return'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1093_return/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVyVʾ-, 'return': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVwVḥ- ~ *pVḥḥ-: 'to breath, blow, spread (smell)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1125_to_breath_blow_spread_smell/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVwVḥ- ~ *pVḥḥ-, 'to breath, blow, spread (smell)': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*palaḥ-: 'land'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1152_land/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *palaḥ-, 'land': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVdaḫ-: 'break (the skull)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1153_break_the_skull/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVdaḫ-, 'break (the skull)': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pam-: 'mouth'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1154_mouth/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pam-, 'mouth': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pakḥ-: 'palm'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1157_palm/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pakḥ-, 'palm': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*putr-: 'mat'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1205_mat/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *putr-, 'mat': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVʾVḳ-: 'be thin'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1212_be_thin/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʾVḳ-, 'be thin': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVlVŝ-: 'pierce'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1223_pierce/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVlVŝ-, 'pierce': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pagal-: 'vessel (for libations)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1264_vessel_for_libations/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pagal-, 'vessel (for libations)': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*paṯ̣ṯ̣-: 'liquid from ruminant's ventricle; sperm'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/130_liquid_from_ruminant_s_ventricle_sperm/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paṯ̣ṯ̣-, 'liquid from ruminant's ventricle; sperm': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVṣ̂aḫ-: 'divide' 1, 'cut' 2, 'break' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1319_divide_1_cut_2_break_3/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVṣ̂aḫ-, 'divide' 1, 'cut' 2, 'break' 3: reflexes in 6 language(s).

[*pVʾVd-: 'heart'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/131_heart/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʾVd-, 'heart': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVlVṣ- ~ *pVṣVl-: 'cleave, cut through' 1, 'separate' 2, 'divide, split' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1320_cleave_cut_through_1_separate_2_divide_split_3/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVlVṣ- ~ *pVṣVl-, 'cleave, cut through' 1, 'separate' 2, 'divide, split' 3: reflexes in 13 language(s).

[*paw(V)p-: 'bull's bladder'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/142_bull_s_bladder/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paw(V)p-, 'bull's bladder': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pay-: 'mouth'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/143_mouth/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pay-, 'mouth': reflexes in 24 language(s).

[*pan-: 'face'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/144/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pan-, 'face': reflexes in 15 language(s).

[*pVnaḫ-: 'damage (of a bone)' (v.)](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1503_damage_of_a_bone_v/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVnaḫ-, 'damage (of a bone)' (v.): reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*purr-: 'best ones, elite'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1504_best_ones_elite/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *purr-, 'best ones, elite': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pitt-: 'area, region'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1505_area_region/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pitt-, 'area, region': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVṯVʾ/w/y- ~ *pVwVṯ-: 'to breathe, blow'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1506_to_breathe_blow/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVṯVʾ/w/y- ~ *pVwVṯ-, 'to breathe, blow': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVtt-: 'wipe oneself with small stones after excreting'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1507_wipe_oneself_with_small_stones_after_excreting/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVtt-, 'wipe oneself with small stones after excreting': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVɣVr-: 'open wide'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1508_open_wide/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVɣVr-, 'open wide': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*pVrVh-: 'fear'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1509_fear/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVrVh-, 'fear': reflexes in 8 language(s).

[*pVwVš-: 'be angry'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1510_be_angry/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVwVš-, 'be angry': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*puwaṭ-: 'table-cloth'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1511_table_cloth/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *puwaṭ-, 'table-cloth': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*puy-: 'chaff'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1512_chaff/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *puy-, 'chaff': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVḥVḳ-: 'scrape, scrub'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1513_scrape_scrub/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḥVḳ-, 'scrape, scrub': reflexes in 6 language(s).

[*pVḳir-/*pVḳur-: 'pierce, dig, tear out (eye)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1514_pierce_dig_tear_out_eye/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḳir-/*pVḳur-, 'pierce, dig, tear out (eye)': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVwVt-: 'ignore'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1515_ignore/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVwVt-, 'ignore': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*paḫat-: 'pierce'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1666_pierce/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paḫat-, 'pierce': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVtVw-: 'desire, seek' 1, 'decide on a plan' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1667_desire_seek_1_decide_on_a_plan_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVtVw-, 'desire, seek' 1, 'decide on a plan' 2: reflexes in 8 language(s).

[*pakk-: 'jaw'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/168_jaw/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pakk-, 'jaw': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pVʾay-: 'split' 1, 'pierce' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1724_split_1_pierce_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʾay-, 'split' 1, 'pierce' 2: reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pVs-: 'destroy, break'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1725_destroy_break/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVs-, 'destroy, break': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVḥVr-: 'dig (earth)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1727_dig_earth/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḥVr-, 'dig (earth)': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVḥaṣ-: 'scratch earth, dig'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1728_scratch_earth_dig/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḥaṣ-, 'scratch earth, dig': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVwVḳ-: 'let out'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1729_let_out/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVwVḳ-, 'let out': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVl-: 'break, crush'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1730_break_crush/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVl-, 'break, crush': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVrim-: 'cut'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1731_cut/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVrim-, 'cut': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*pašk-: 'log, splinter'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1733_log_splinter/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pašk-, 'log, splinter': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVḥaš-: 'wet, moisten'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1734_wet_moisten/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḥaš-, 'wet, moisten': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*piraḫ-: 'sprout' 1, 'flower' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1735_sprout_1_flower_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *piraḫ-, 'sprout' 1, 'flower' 2: reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*pVrVṭ-: 'burst open' 1, 'burst' 2, 'break, be broken' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1736_burst_open_1_burst_2_break_be_broken_3/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVrVṭ-, 'burst open' 1, 'burst' 2, 'break, be broken' 3: reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*pVrig-: 'open, enlarge, separate'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1737_open_enlarge_separate/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVrig-, 'open, enlarge, separate': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVʾVd-: 'close'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1738_close/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʾVd-, 'close': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVŝ-: 'spread' 1, 'smear' 2,'scatter' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1739_spread_1_smear_2_scatter_3/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVŝ-, 'spread' 1, 'smear' 2,'scatter' 3: reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*pVḥaṣ̂-: 'separate, split'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1740_separate_split/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḥaṣ̂-, 'separate, split': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVḳVʕ-: 'split, break, wound'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1741_split_break_wound/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḳVʕ-, 'split, break, wound': reflexes in 10 language(s).

[*pVsaʾ-: 'tear into pieces'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1742_tear_into_pieces/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVsaʾ-, 'tear into pieces': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*puṣ̂-: 'break, crush'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1743_break_crush/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *puṣ̂-, 'break, crush': reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*pVrVy-: 'cut'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1745_cut/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVrVy-, 'cut': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pVrVš-: 'separate' 1, 'explain, decide' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1746_separate_1_explain_decide_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVrVš-, 'separate' 1, 'explain, decide' 2: reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVʾVn-: 'grind'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1747_grind/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʾVn-, 'grind': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVŝ-: 'distribute'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1748_distribute/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVŝ-, 'distribute': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVwVg-: 'take away'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1749_take_away/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVwVg-, 'take away': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVḫ-: 'exchange'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1750_exchange/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḫ-, 'exchange': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVḫVr-: 'assemble'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1751_assemble/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḫVr-, 'assemble': reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*pVlaḥ-: 'split' 1, 'till, cultivate' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1752_split_1_till_cultivate_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVlaḥ-, 'split' 1, 'till, cultivate' 2: reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*pVriz-: 'separate'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1753_separate/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVriz-, 'separate': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVl-: 'kind of insect, louse'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1794_kind_of_insect_louse/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVl-, 'kind of insect, louse': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVrpVr-, *parr/w-: 'kind of bird'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1795_kind_of_bird/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVrpVr-, *parr/w-, 'kind of bird': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*parr-: 'lamb'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1835_lamb/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *parr-, 'lamb': reflexes in 6 language(s).

[*paʾw/y-at-: 'genital organ'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1986_genital_organ/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paʾw/y-at-, 'genital organ': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*paʕm-, var. *paʕn-: 'foot, leg, thigh; step, time; anvil'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1987_foot_leg_thigh_step_time_anvil/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paʕm-, var. *paʕn-, 'foot, leg, thigh; step, time; anvil': reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*pidr-: 'fat' 1, 'dung' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/1988/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pidr-, 'fat' 1, 'dung' 2: reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pagr-: 'body, esp. dead body, corpse'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1989_body_esp_dead_body_corpse/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pagr-, 'body, esp. dead body, corpse': reflexes in 10 language(s).

[*paḥ(a)l-: 'thigh; penis' 1, 'stallion, breeding male' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1990_thigh_penis_1_stallion_breeding_male_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paḥ(a)l-, 'thigh; penis' 1, 'stallion, breeding male' 2: reflexes in 10 language(s).

[*pVḫ(V)ḏ- {} *pVḫ(V)ǯ-: 'hip, thigh'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1991_hip_thigh/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḫ(V)ḏ- {} *pVḫ(V)ǯ-, 'hip, thigh': reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*pVḳ-: 'neck and shoulders'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1992_neck_and_shoulders/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḳ-, 'neck and shoulders': reflexes in 6 language(s).

[*pVḳVm-: '(animal's) mouth, muzzle'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1993_animal_s_mouth_muzzle/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḳVm-, '(animal's) mouth, muzzle': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*p/ban/md-at-: 'back, podex; chest' 1, 'height, high place' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1994_back_podex_chest_1_height_high_place_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *p/ban/md-at-, 'back, podex; chest' 1, 'height, high place' 2: reflexes in 10 language(s).

[*parw- ~ *parr-: 'skin, fur, husk, etc'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/1995/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *parw- ~ *parr-, 'skin, fur, husk, etc': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pi/arḳ-at- ~ *pi/aḳr-at-: 'neck, vertebra, occiput'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1996_neck_vertebra_occiput/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pi/arḳ-at- ~ *pi/aḳr-at-, 'neck, vertebra, occiput': reflexes in 7 language(s).

[*parṯ- {} *parč-: 'non-digested food in the stomach'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1997_non_digested_food_in_the_stomach/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *parṯ- {} *parč-, 'non-digested food in the stomach': reflexes in 12 language(s).

[*pawd-: '(lock of) hair'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/1998_lock_of_hair/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pawd-, '(lock of) hair': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*psḥ/ḫ {} *pcḥ/ḫ: 'to be lame; have a dislocated limb'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2090_to_be_lame_have_a_dislocated_limb/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *psḥ/ḫ {} *pcḥ/ḫ, 'to be lame; have a dislocated limb': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pšw {} *psw: 'to break wind silently'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2091_to_break_wind_silently/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pšw {} *psw, 'to break wind silently': reflexes in 13 language(s).

[*paʾr-: 'mouse'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2258_mouse/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paʾr-, 'mouse': reflexes in 7 language(s).

[*pahd-: 'cheetah'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2259_cheetah/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pahd-, 'cheetah': reflexes in 7 language(s).

[*parg-: 'kind of bird (hen, quail)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2260_kind_of_bird_hen_quail/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *parg-, 'kind of bird (hen, quail)': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*parḫ-: 'chick, brood' 1, 'to fly' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2261_chick_brood_1_to_fly_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *parḫ-, 'chick, brood' 1, 'to fly' 2: reflexes in 7 language(s).

[*parr-: '(young of) large cattle'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2262_young_of_large_cattle/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *parr-, '(young of) large cattle': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVḥVr-: 'kind of worm'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2263_kind_of_worm/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḥVr-, 'kind of worm': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*ṗVrɣVṯ- ~ *ṗVrṯaɣ- {} *ṗVrɣVč-, *ṗVrčaɣ-: 'flea'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/2264/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *ṗVrɣVṯ- ~ *ṗVrṯaɣ- {} *ṗVrɣVč-, *ṗVrčaɣ-, 'flea': reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*pVšpVš- {} *pVspVs-: 'bug'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2265_bug/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVšpVš- {} *pVspVs-, 'bug': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pāʾil-: 'muscle of the thigh'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2333_muscle_of_the_thigh/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pāʾil-, 'muscle of the thigh': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*parik-: '(a nut) with a fragile shell'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2343_a_nut_with_a_fragile_shell/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *parik-, '(a nut) with a fragile shell': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pi/uʾ-at-: 'face, front'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2362_face_front/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pi/uʾ-at-, 'face, front': reflexes in 14 language(s).

[*pVw/ʾ/hVḳ-: 'sob; yawn; have hiccups'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2368_sob_yawn_have_hiccups/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVw/ʾ/hVḳ-, 'sob; yawn; have hiccups': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*pa/irs-: 'sole (of foot, hoof)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2377_sole_of_foot_hoof/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pa/irs-, 'sole (of foot, hoof)': reflexes in 7 language(s).

[*pindaw- (?): 'axe'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2379_axe/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pindaw- (?), 'axe': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pīl- ~ *palpal-: 'a large hoofed animal; elephant (?)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2396_a_large_hoofed_animal_elephant_q/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pīl- ~ *palpal-, 'a large hoofed animal; elephant (?)': reflexes in 7 language(s).

[*pa/itn-: 'asp, adder'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/2423/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pa/itn-, 'asp, adder': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVr-: 'pestilence, plague, blood'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2457_pestilence_plague_blood/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVr-, 'pestilence, plague, blood': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pVlw/y-: 'egg'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2492_egg/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVlw/y-, 'egg': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*parpar-: 'feather'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2493_feather/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *parpar-, 'feather': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pad(d)an-: 'path in the mountains'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2516_path_in_the_mountains/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pad(d)an-, 'path in the mountains': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*p(y)z: 'to puncture, separate'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2580_to_puncture_separate/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *p(y)z, 'to puncture, separate': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*prŝ: 'to spread out; curtain, divider'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2606_to_spread_out_curtain_divider/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *prŝ, 'to spread out; curtain, divider': reflexes in 11 language(s).

[*par(a)ʾ-: 'onager, wild ass'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/261_onager_wild_ass/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *par(a)ʾ-, 'onager, wild ass': reflexes in 8 language(s).

[*plṭ: 'escape, save'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2625_escape_save/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *plṭ, 'escape, save': reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*paraš- {} *paras-: 'horse'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/262_horse/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paraš- {} *paras-, 'horse': reflexes in 16 language(s).

[*piṯt-: 'flax, linen'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2680_flax_linen/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *piṯt-, 'flax, linen': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVrd- (~ *paraḏ/z-): 'an equid'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/272_an_equid/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVrd- (~ *paraḏ/z-), 'an equid': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pur-pūr-: 'butterfly'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/275_butterfly/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pur-pūr-, 'butterfly': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pasVl-: 'to hew, carve (stone or wood)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2779_to_hew_carve_stone_or_wood/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pasVl-, 'to hew, carve (stone or wood)': reflexes in 7 language(s).

[*pVrr-: 'to fly, flee'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2785_to_fly_flee/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVrr-, 'to fly, flee': reflexes in 10 language(s).

[*pVsVk-: 'cut'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2818_cut/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVsVk-, 'cut': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVšVr-: 'interpret'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2819_interpret/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVšVr-, 'interpret': reflexes in 8 language(s).

[*pVšVṭ-: 'spread out'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2820_spread_out/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVšVṭ-, 'spread out': reflexes in 7 language(s).

[*pVśVʿ-: 'step, stride'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2821_step_stride/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVśVʿ-, 'step, stride': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pVdVpVd-: 'be fruitful'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2885_be_fruitful/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVdVpVd-, 'be fruitful': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*pVlw/y-: 'yearling foal, small domestic animals'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2925_yearling_foal_small_domestic_animals/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVlw/y-, 'yearling foal, small domestic animals': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*parʕ-: '(loose) hair of the head' 1, 'to let the hair hang loose' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2944_loose_hair_of_the_head_1_to_let_the_hair_hang_lo/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *parʕ-, '(loose) hair of the head' 1, 'to let the hair hang loose' 2: reflexes in 7 language(s).

[*pak-: 'bottle, mug'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/294/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pak-, 'bottle, mug': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVṣɣ- {} *pVc̣ɣ-: 'gecko'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/2954_gecko/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVṣɣ- {} *pVc̣ɣ-, 'gecko': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pVʔVr-: 'to beautify, glorify, adorn; beauty, ornament, glory'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/2964/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʔVr-, 'to beautify, glorify, adorn; beauty, ornament, glory': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pgrm-: 'month pgrm (Ugaritic calendar, Nov.–Dec.)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3024_month_pgrm_Ugaritic_calendar_Nov_Dec/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pgrm-, 'month pgrm (Ugaritic calendar, Nov.–Dec.)': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*prḍ: 'notch, gap, opening'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3047_notch_gap_opening/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *prḍ, 'notch, gap, opening': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*panīḳ-: 'big sack (for earth)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/306_big_sack_for_earth/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *panīḳ-, 'big sack (for earth)': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pašʕ-: 'crime, transgression'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3073_crime_transgression/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pašʕ-, 'crime, transgression': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*parr-: 'kind of vessel' 1, 'pot' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/307_kind_of_vessel_1_pot_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *parr-, 'kind of vessel' 1, 'pot' 2: reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pšl: 'to twist'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3105_to_twist/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pšl, 'to twist': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pṣd: 'to cut'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3107_to_cut/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pṣd, 'to cut': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pŝḥ: 'to rejoice'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3109_to_rejoice/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pŝḥ, 'to rejoice': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pls: 'to look, observe'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3138_to_look_observe/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pls, 'to look, observe': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pls: 'to destroy; to split, separate' 1, 'to depart, emigrate' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3172_to_destroy_to_split_separate_1_to_depart_emigrat/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pls, 'to destroy; to split, separate' 1, 'to depart, emigrate' 2: reflexes in 15 language(s).

[*pirɣ-: 'shoot'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/3194/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pirɣ-, 'shoot': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*pVḳVʕ-: 'colocynth'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3199_colocynth/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḳVʕ-, 'colocynth': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pulān-: 'so and so'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3219_so_and_so/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pulān-, 'so and so': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pVṭiš-: 'flatten, forge' 1, 'hammer' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/321_flatten_forge_1_hammer_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVṭiš-, 'flatten, forge' 1, 'hammer' 2: reflexes in 6 language(s).

[*paḳʾ-: 'skin' (v.) 1, 'scrape, tan' 2, 'placenta' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/324_skin_v_1_scrape_tan_2_placenta_3/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paḳʾ-, 'skin' (v.) 1, 'scrape, tan' 2, 'placenta' 3: reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pVg-: 'draw (the bow)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/325_draw_the_bow/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVg-, 'draw (the bow)': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*prd: 'to be separated, to separate; to distinguish, to judge'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3260_to_be_separated_to_separate_to_distinguish_to_ju/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *prd, 'to be separated, to separate; to distinguish, to judge': reflexes in 16 language(s).

[*pVḫVʾ-: 'close, lock'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/326_close_lock/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḫVʾ-, 'close, lock': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*paḫḫ-: 'snare, net'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/327_snare_net/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paḫḫ-, 'snare, net': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVʕVl-: 'work' 1, 'do, make' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/328_work_1_do_make_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʕVl-, 'work' 1, 'do, make' 2: reflexes in 10 language(s).

[*prpr: 'to move convulsively, writhe, be agitated'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3292_to_move_convulsively_writhe_be_agitated/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *prpr, 'to move convulsively, writhe, be agitated': reflexes in 10 language(s).

[*plḥ: 'to be red-hot; to boil'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3293_to_be_red_hot_to_boil/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *plḥ, 'to be red-hot; to boil': reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*puw-at-: 'madder (Rubia)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3294_madder_Rubia/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *puw-at-, 'madder (Rubia)': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVṭr-: 'fungus, mushroom'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3297_fungus_mushroom/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVṭr-, 'fungus, mushroom': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*prʕ: 'to smash, crack; to separate'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3298_to_smash_crack_to_separate/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *prʕ, 'to smash, crack; to separate': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*ṗilaḳ-: 'dagger' 1, 'axe, hoe' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/329_dagger_1_axe_hoe_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *ṗilaḳ-, 'dagger' 1, 'axe, hoe' 2: reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*psl: 'to be bad, unfit, base'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3302_to_be_bad_unfit_base/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *psl, 'to be bad, unfit, base': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pšḥ: 'to be spacious, wide; to enlarge'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3303_to_be_spacious_wide_to_enlarge/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pšḥ, 'to be spacious, wide; to enlarge': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*ptn: 'to test, try'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3304_to_test_try/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *ptn, 'to test, try': reflexes in 8 language(s).

[*pas-: 'part, lot, portion; tax'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3305_part_lot_portion_tax/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pas-, 'part, lot, portion; tax': reflexes in 7 language(s).

[*parṣ̂-: 'order, decision (divine)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3318_order_decision_divine/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *parṣ̂-, 'order, decision (divine)': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*ptḫ: 'to pierce; to engrave'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3323_to_pierce_to_engrave/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *ptḫ, 'to pierce; to engrave': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*ptl: 'to twist, spin, plait'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3324_to_twist_spin_plait/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *ptl, 'to twist, spin, plait': reflexes in 17 language(s).

[*patil-: 'wick' 1, 'kind of cord' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/334_wick_1_kind_of_cord_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *patil-, 'wick' 1, 'kind of cord' 2: reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*pVʾ-: 'edge'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/335_edge/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʾ-, 'edge': reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*pḳy: 'to cover, to wear clothes'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3386_to_cover_to_wear_clothes/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pḳy, 'to cover, to wear clothes': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*prd: 'to flee in panic'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3387_to_flee_in_panic/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *prd, 'to flee in panic': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*pṭʕ: 'to be naked'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3389_to_be_naked/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pṭʕ, 'to be naked': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*prr: 'to yawn'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3425_to_yawn/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *prr, 'to yawn': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*prk: 'to be dislocated'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3445_to_be_dislocated/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *prk, 'to be dislocated': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pry: 'to insult, blame'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3446_to_insult_blame/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pry, 'to insult, blame': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*plk: 'to divide, separate, demarcate'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3447_to_divide_separate_demarcate/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *plk, 'to divide, separate, demarcate': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pʔm: 'to be fat'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3448_to_be_fat/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pʔm, 'to be fat': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pzz: 'to jump, be agile; to be excited'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3450_to_jump_be_agile_to_be_excited/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pzz, 'to jump, be agile; to be excited': reflexes in 8 language(s).

[*psps: 'to be spoiled; to break up'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3453_to_be_spoiled_to_break_up/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *psps, 'to be spoiled; to break up': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pVdaġ-: 'to break, crush'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3545_to_break_crush/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVdaġ-, 'to break, crush': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pgr: 'to make water flow, burst forth'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3549_to_make_water_flow_burst_forth/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pgr, 'to make water flow, burst forth': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pṭn: 'to perceive, understand; to be intelligent'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3687_to_perceive_understand_to_be_intelligent/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pṭn, 'to perceive, understand; to be intelligent': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pty: 'young, inexperienced; youth' 1, 'slave-boy, servant' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3695_young_inexperienced_youth_1_slave_boy_servant_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pty, 'young, inexperienced; youth' 1, 'slave-boy, servant' 2: reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pyd: 'to die, perish; disaster'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3696_to_die_perish_disaster/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pyd, 'to die, perish; disaster': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*prʕ: 'firstling (of a camel or sheep, sacrificed to the gods); first-fruits, crops'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3738_firstling_of_a_camel_or_sheep_sacrificed_to_the/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *prʕ, 'firstling (of a camel or sheep, sacrificed to the gods); first-fruits, crops': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*piḏḏ-: 'pure gold'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/375_pure_gold/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *piḏḏ-, 'pure gold': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pa: 'and then, and so' (coordinating conjunction)](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3796_and_then_and_so_coordinating_conjunction/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pa, 'and then, and so' (coordinating conjunction): reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*paʾs-: 'axe'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/384_axe/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paʾs-, 'axe': reflexes in 9 language(s).

[*pitḳ-: 'tablet, ballot, decree' 1, 'a goblet so named' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/3852/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pitḳ-, 'tablet, ballot, decree' 1, 'a goblet so named' 2: reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*parāʕ-: 'axe'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/387_axe/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *parāʕ-, 'axe': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pyṣ: 'leave for, go to (a place)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/3938_leave_for_go_to_a_place/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pyṣ, 'leave for, go to (a place)': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*plṯ: 'to roll about (in mourning); fall, humiliation'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4088_to_roll_about_in_mourning_fall_humiliation/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *plṯ, 'to roll about (in mourning); fall, humiliation': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*puḫād-: 'lamb'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4089_lamb/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *puḫād-, 'lamb': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pō: 'here'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4099_here/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pō, 'here': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pṯ̣ġ: 'to wound, lacerate'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4100_to_wound_lacerate/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pṯ̣ġ, 'to wound, lacerate': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pid-: 'march, go (of cattle)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/423_march_go_of_cattle/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pid-, 'march, go (of cattle)': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pwg: 'to grow cold' 1, 'to grow weary, faint' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4276_to_grow_cold_1_to_grow_weary_faint_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pwg, 'to grow cold' 1, 'to grow weary, faint' 2: reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*plʾ: 'to be extraordinary, wonderful'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4281_to_be_extraordinary_wonderful/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *plʾ, 'to be extraordinary, wonderful': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pṣm: 'to split, crack, sever'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4287_to_split_crack_sever/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pṣm, 'to split, crack, sever': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pnn: 'to distort, change'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4335_to_distort_change/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pnn, 'to distort, change': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pinn-at-: 'corner' 1, 'joint, vertebra' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4339_corner_1_joint_vertebra_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pinn-at-, 'corner' 1, 'joint, vertebra' 2: reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVwVt-: 'pass, go (of time)'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/433_pass_go_of_time/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVwVt-, 'pass, go (of time)': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pwq: 'to obtain, find; to provide'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4341_to_obtain_find_to_provide/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pwq, 'to obtain, find; to provide': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pšḫ: 'to tear limb from limb, dislocate'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4361_to_tear_limb_from_limb_dislocate/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pšḫ, 'to tear limb from limb, dislocate': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pgm: 'to cut' 1, 'section' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4382_to_cut_1_section_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pgm, 'to cut' 1, 'section' 2: reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pkr: 'to bind, tie up, join'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4401_to_bind_tie_up_join/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pkr, 'to bind, tie up, join': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pky: 'to spurt out, spray'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4455_to_spurt_out_spray/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pky, 'to spurt out, spray': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVrVʕ-: 'climb; summit, height' 1, 'to surpass, be higher; first' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/452_climb_summit_height_1_to_surpass_be_higher_first/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVrVʕ-, 'climb; summit, height' 1, 'to surpass, be higher; first' 2: reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pVlam-: 'split, cut off'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4539_split_cut_off/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVlam-, 'split, cut off': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*panqal-: 'overturn, pry loose'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4540_overturn_pry_loose/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *panqal-, 'overturn, pry loose': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*prʕ: 'to pay'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/4681_to_pay/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *prʕ, 'to pay': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*payp-: 'desert'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/474_desert/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *payp-, 'desert': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVnVw/y-: 'turn oneself, go towards, in the direction of; turn smo., send, drive, let go'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/500_turn_oneself_go_towards_in_the_direction_of_turn/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVnVw/y-, 'turn oneself, go towards, in the direction of; turn smo., send, drive, let go': reflexes in 19 language(s).

[*pVruṣ-: 'make a hole' 1, 'break through (a wall)' 2, 'cut, pierce' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/508_make_a_hole_1_break_through_a_wall_2_cut_pierce/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVruṣ-, 'make a hole' 1, 'break through (a wall)' 2, 'cut, pierce' 3: reflexes in 7 language(s).

[*pVḳaʾ-: 'pierce, open, tear out (eye)' 1, 'break' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/509_pierce_open_tear_out_eye_1_break_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḳaʾ-, 'pierce, open, tear out (eye)' 1, 'break' 2: reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVg(Vʕ)-: 'strike' 1, 'split, furrow' 2, 'gap between mountains' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/511_strike_1_split_furrow_2_gap_between_mountains_3/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVg(Vʕ)-, 'strike' 1, 'split, furrow' 2, 'gap between mountains' 3: reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVriḳ-: 'split' 1, 'divide' 2, 'break' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/512_split_1_divide_2_break_3/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVriḳ-, 'split' 1, 'divide' 2, 'break' 3: reflexes in 18 language(s).

[*pVl-: 'strike with a sword, behead, wean' 1, 'divide, separate' 2, 'cut, split' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/513_strike_with_a_sword_behead_wean_1_divide_separat/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVl-, 'strike with a sword, behead, wean' 1, 'divide, separate' 2, 'cut, split' 3: reflexes in 12 language(s).

[*ṗVlVḫ-: 'split' 1, 'be sharp' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/514_split_1_be_sharp_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *ṗVlVḫ-, 'split' 1, 'be sharp' 2: reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVr-: 'tear off' 1, 'break' 2, 'cut' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/515_tear_off_1_break_2_cut_3/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVr-, 'tear off' 1, 'break' 2, 'cut' 3: reflexes in 8 language(s).

[*pVrVṭ-: 'pluck (fruit)' 1, 'knock fruit down from the tree' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/516_pluck_fruit_1_knock_fruit_down_from_the_tree_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVrVṭ-, 'pluck (fruit)' 1, 'knock fruit down from the tree' 2: reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVris-: 'break, divide' 1, 'tear' 2, 'half-measure' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/517/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVris-, 'break, divide' 1, 'tear' 2, 'half-measure' 3: reflexes in 18 language(s).

[*pVt-: 'break' 1, 'destroy' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/526_break_1_destroy_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVt-, 'break' 1, 'destroy' 2: reflexes in 12 language(s).

[*pVṭaʾ-: 'break'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/527_break/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVṭaʾ-, 'break': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVlu/ig-: 'divide, cut in two' 1, 'stream, channel' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/529_divide_cut_in_two_1_stream_channel_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVlu/ig-, 'divide, cut in two' 1, 'stream, channel' 2: reflexes in 15 language(s).

[*pVtVḳ-, dissim <*pVṭVḳ-: 'break'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/560_break/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVtVḳ-, dissim <*pVṭVḳ-, 'break': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVliḳ-: 'kill, slaughter' 1, 'cut' 2, 'split, cleave; burst forth' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/581_kill_slaughter_1_cut_2_split_cleave_burst_forth/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVliḳ-, 'kill, slaughter' 1, 'cut' 2, 'split, cleave; burst forth' 3: reflexes in 14 language(s).

[*pVdd-: 'shout, call'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/585_shout_call/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVdd-, 'shout, call': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVʾVl-: 'foretell fortune' 1, 'wish evil' 2, 'omen' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/587_foretell_fortune_1_wish_evil_2_omen_3/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʾVl-, 'foretell fortune' 1, 'wish evil' 2, 'omen' 3: reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*pVwVṣ-: 'explain'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/597_explain/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVwVṣ-, 'explain': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVʕVy-: 'cry, shout'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/624_cry_shout/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʕVy-, 'cry, shout': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pV(HV)r-: 'seek' 1, 'examine, watch' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/625_seek_1_examine_watch_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pV(HV)r-, 'seek' 1, 'examine, watch' 2: reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVkir-: 'think'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/633_think/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVkir-, 'think': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVtaʾ-: 'forget'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/635_forget/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVtaʾ-, 'forget': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pas-/*pis-: 'palm'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/72_palm/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pas-/*pis-, 'palm': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*pur-: 'branch'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/734_branch/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pur-, 'branch': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pūl-: 'beans'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/740_beans/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pūl-, 'beans': reflexes in 6 language(s).

[*pir-: 'fruit'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/756/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pir-, 'fruit': reflexes in 17 language(s).

[*paraḳ-: 'dawn'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/779_dawn/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paraḳ-, 'dawn': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVṣVḥ-: 'be bright'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/787_be_bright/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVṣVḥ-, 'be bright': reflexes in 6 language(s).

[*paḥm- ~ *piḥām-: 'coal'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/796_coal/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paḥm- ~ *piḥām-, 'coal': reflexes in 16 language(s).

[*puḳaʕ-: 'beer, juice'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/828_beer_juice/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *puḳaʕ-, 'beer, juice': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVwVr-: 'boil' 1, 'anger, rage' 2, 'vat, trough of the wine-press' 3](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/846/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVwVr-, 'boil' 1, 'anger, rage' 2, 'vat, trough of the wine-press' 3: reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pVr-: 'forbid, refuse'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/935_forbid_refuse/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVr-, 'forbid, refuse': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pašaḫ-: 'be bad, spoilt'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/939_be_bad_spoilt/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pašaḫ-, 'be bad, spoilt': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pāḥat-: 'pit'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/970_pit/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pāḥat-, 'pit': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVdVy-: 'redeem'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/K0246/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVdVy-, 'redeem': reflexes in 19 language(s).

[*pVgVg-: 'unripe'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0247_unripe/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVgVg-, 'unripe': reflexes in 6 language(s).

[*pelek-: 'spindle; to process textiles'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0248_spindle_to_process_textiles/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pelek-, 'spindle; to process textiles': reflexes in 7 language(s).

[*pVlVʿ-: 'split'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0252_split/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVlVʿ-, 'split': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*panaq-: 'indulge'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/K0254/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *panaq-, 'indulge': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*paqād-: 'entrust, trust' 1, 'miss, lose' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/K0256/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paqād-, 'entrust, trust' 1, 'miss, lose' 2: reflexes in 18 language(s).

[*pVqVr-: 'love'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0257_love/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVqVr-, 'love': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*paqaḥ-: 'open-eyes'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/K0259/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paqaḥ-, 'open-eyes': reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*pasag-: 'divide?'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0265_divide_q/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pasag-, 'divide?': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVśVy-: 'spread'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0269_spread/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVśVy-, 'spread': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pVʾVt-: 'corner'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0272_corner/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʾVt-, 'corner': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVʾVš-: 'crush'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0274_crush/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVʾVš-, 'crush': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*paḥad-: 'fear'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0281_fear/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paḥad-, 'fear': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*paḥaḥ-: 'ensnare'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0284_ensnare/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paḥaḥ-, 'ensnare': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pVḫVz-: 'lewd'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0285_lewd/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVḫVz-, 'lewd': reflexes in 4 language(s).

[*pVṣVy-: 'separate' 1, 'to free, release, deliver' 2](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0287_separate_1_to_free_release_deliver_2/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pVṣVy-, 'separate' 1, 'to free, release, deliver' 2: reflexes in 5 language(s).

[*paṭām-: 'fat'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/K0288_fat/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paṭām-, 'fat': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*paṭār-: 'loose'](<https://linear-a.ai/roots/K0289/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *paṭār-, 'loose': reflexes in 8 language(s).

[*perhu/*fruh: 'son / child'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/S109_son_child/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *perhu/*fruh, 'son / child': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pen: 'lest'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/S75_lest/index.md>): Proto-Semitic *pen, 'lest': reflexes in 3 language(s).

[*pḳl: 'crops'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/SA016_crops/index.md>): Epigraphic South Arabian headword *pḳl, 'crops': reflexes in 2 language(s).

[*pṭn: 'assign land to s.o'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/SA018_assign_land_to_s_o/index.md>): Epigraphic South Arabian headword *pṭn, 'assign land to s.o': reflexes in 1 language(s).

[*pyḥ: 'tribesmen'](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/SA019_tribesmen/index.md>): Epigraphic South Arabian headword *pyḥ, 'tribesmen': reflexes in 2 language(s).

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## Linked from

- [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>)

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