# \*tukʷ(-ān)- ~ \*kʷVt(-ān)-: 'bug; worm; larva'

> Proto-Semitic *tukʷ(-ān)- ~ *kʷVt(-ān)-, 'bug; worm; larva': reflexes in 10 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>) › [T](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/t/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*tukʷ(-ān)- ~ \*kʷVt(-ān)- |
| Meaning | 'bug; worm; larva' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 163 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kuttān- \[BK 2 864\], \[WKAS k 55\] | BK 2 864; WKAS k 55 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | kettôn 'bedbug' \[Jahn 202\]. | Jahn 202 |  |
| Tigre | tǝkan (tukan, dokan) \[LH 317\], kǝtan \[ibid. 415\]. | LH 317; LH 415 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | tǝkʷān \[LGz. 573\]. | LGz. 573 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Gog. Sod. tǝkan, Muh. Msq. tǝxan, Muh. tǝxʷan, Msq. Sod. tǝhan Wol. Zwy. tuhan, End. Sel. tuhān, Cha. Eža tǝxar, Gyt. tǝxār, Enm. tǝxā̃r \[LGur. 595\]. | LGur. 595 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | tǝhʷan \[K 954\] | K 954 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | tǝkak 'a worm in the silk' \[Ja. 1668\] | Ja. 1668 |  |
| Harari | tuxān \[LHar. 149\]. | LHar. 149 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | tuhan \[LArg. 222\]. | LArg. 222 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | tǝkʷan 'bedbug' \[Bass. 392\]. | Bass. 392 |  |

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## Linked from

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

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