# \*ḳVṭḳVṭ-: 'smash, crush, pound' 1, 'shake, quiver, tremble' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVṭḳVṭ-, 'smash, crush, pound' 1, 'shake, quiver, tremble' 2: reflexes in 7 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 2026-11-05.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳVṭḳVṭ- |
| Meaning | 'smash, crush, pound' 1, 'shake, quiver, tremble' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | qaṭqaṭa 1; ʔanqaṭqaṭa 2 (LGz. 454) | LGz. 454 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pB. qiṭqeṭ 1 (LGz. 454) | LGz. 454 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | qäṭqäṭä 1; tänqäṭqäṭä 2 (LGz. 454) | LGz. 454 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | qäṭqäṭa 1; tänqäṭqäṭa 2 (LGz. 454) | LGz. 454 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | qäṭäqqäṭä, ṭäqäṭṭäqä 1 (LGz. 454) | LGz. 454 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | qiṭäqäṭa 1 (LGz. 454) | LGz. 454 |  |
| Gurage | qəṭäqqäṭä 1 (LGz. 454) | LGz. 454 |  |

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

## Linked from

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

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