*ḳ(ʷ)Vyṣ-, *ḳ(ʷ)Vṣṣ- {} *ḳ(ʷ)Vyc̣-, *ḳ(ʷ)Vc̣c̣-: 'joint, point of connection between bones'

Root

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Reconstruction*ḳ(ʷ)Vyṣ-, *ḳ(ʷ)Vṣṣ- {} *ḳ(ʷ)Vyc̣-, *ḳ(ʷ)Vc̣c̣-
Meaning'joint, point of connection between bones'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicḳaṣāṣ-, ḳuṣāṣ-, ḳiṣāṣ-; ḳaṣīṣ-, ḳaṣṣ-, ḳuṣaṣ- (SED I 155)SED I 155gloss withheld
Geezḳʷəyṣ, ḳʷəṣ (SED I 155)SED I 155gloss withheld
Soqotrimíḳṣeh (SED I 155)SED I 155gloss withheld

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Notes

Attested in South Semitic only; the meanings in Arabic, Geez and Soqotri diverge (SED I 156). Soqotri míḳṣeh is a derived pattern, from ḳṣy 'to cut' according to Leslau (SED I 155). Akkadian kiṣṣu 'knee, shin' answers Geez ḳʷəyṣ, ḳʷəṣ but stays with kimṣu, kinṣu (SED I 156). Arabic ḳays- 'penis' and Tigrinya ḳʷəč̣ bälä 'to sit down, settle comfortably' are compared (SED I 155, 156). Leslau derives Amharic ḳəṭay and Gyeto ḳəṭəyä 'joint of foot' from ḳäṭälä 'to attach' (SED I 155).

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