*(ʾV-)ḳVnVʾ/w-: 'color of lapis lazuli'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḳunuww- 'black color', ḳān-in 'very red' (BK II 826), ḳanaʔa 'to be red, to be dyed red (said of the beard dyed red, of fingers dyed red or reddened by the juice of mulberries)', taḳnīʔ- 'to dye dark red (the fingers, the beard); to dye black (the beard)', ʔaḳnaʔ- 'red' (ibid. 818)	BK II 826; BK 818
Akkadian	uḳnû OB, B, SB, OAss., MA, NA (AHw. 1426f.)	AHw. 1426f	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	iḳnu 1); 2); 3) (DULAT 90)	DULAT 90	gloss withheld
Phoenician	ʔḳnʔ (Krahmalkov 69)	Krahmalkov 69	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ḳǝnāʔ		gloss withheld

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Wanderwort: Mycenaean ku-wa-no 'blue glass', Greek κύανος 'lapis lazuli, blue enamel' (Rendsburg 2026, 206–207).

Updated 22 October 2026