# \*ḳVrs/ṣ-Vll- {} \*ḳVrc/c̣-Vll-: 'ankle'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVrs/ṣ-Vll- {} *ḳVrc/c̣-Vll-, 'ankle': reflexes in 11 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>) › [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳVrs/ṣ-Vll- {} \*ḳVrc/c̣-Vll- |
| Meaning | 'ankle' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2137 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | ḳǝrṣā́t \[SSL 2 226\]. | SSL 2 226 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | kiṣallu, kiṣillu, kisallu, kisillu OB, SB \[CAD k 434\], \[AHw 488\]. | CAD k 434; AHw 488 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḳarso \[LH 240\] | LH 240 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | WOL ǝnḳǝrša \[LGur 71\] | LGur 71 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | GOG SOD ǝnḳǝrša \[ibid.\] |  |  |
| Modern Aramaic | NSYR ḳörṣuɫta \[MP 118\] | MP 118 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | \*ḳarsullayim (HALOT 1146) | HALOT 1146 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḳarsullā, ḳarsūlā \[Ja 1423\]; ḳrswl \[DJPA 506b apud CAL\] | Ja 1423; DJPA 506b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḳurṣǝlā 'ankle; wing, armpit' \[Brock 700\] | Brock 700 |  |
| Amharic | ḳʷərč̣əmč̣əmit (SED I 153) | SED I 153 |  |
| Argobba | ḳurč̣əmč̣əmit (SED I 153) | SED I 153 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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