*ḳimṣ-: 'knee, shin' 1, 'handful' 2, 'measure of length' 3

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ḳimṣ-
Meaning	'knee, shin' 1, 'handful' 2, 'measure of length' 3
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 2131

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	kimṣu, kinṣu, kiṣṣu 1 OB on [CAD k 373], [AHw 478].	CAD k 373; AHw 478	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ḳǝmāṣīm (pl.) 2 (HALOT 1109); PB (sing.) ḳōmäṣ 2 [Ja 1333]	HALOT 1109; Ja 1333	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ḳumṣā 'handful' 2 [Ja 1333]	Ja 1333
Aramaic	qumṣ- 2 (OLA80 §35.9)	OLA80 §35.9	gloss withheld
Arabic	qamaza 2 (OLA80 §35.9)	OLA80 §35.9
Ugaritic	qmṣ 2 (HALOT 1109); qmṣ 3 (DULAT 694)	HALOT 1109; DULAT 694	gloss withheld

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

Lipiński (OLA80 §35.9) takes this word as the source of Libyco-Berber kkuẓ 'four', originally 'bending of four fingers over the hollow of the hand'.

Updated 4 November 2026