# \*š/sar- {} \*s/car-: 'vertebral column, backbone'

> Proto-Semitic *š/sar- {} *s/car-, 'vertebral column, backbone': reflexes in 5 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*š/sar- {} \*s/car- |
| Meaning | 'vertebral column, backbone' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SED I No. 253 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | sarīr-; sarāt- (SED I 223) | SED I 223 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | säräsär; sərasəra (SED I 223) | SED I 223 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL särsär (SED I 223) | SED I 223 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | END sässär (SED I 223) | SED I 223 |  |
| Egyptian | s3 (Wb IV 8-10 apud Takács 2018, 278) | Wb IV 8-10; Takács 2018, 278 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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