# \*tlk: 'to lead'

> Proto-Semitic *tlk, 'to lead': reflexes in 3 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 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*tlk |
| Meaning | 'to lead' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1540 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | tlūk (ML 401 apud SEDonline 1540) | ML 401; SEDonline 1540 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | etlék (JL 271 apud SEDonline 1540) | JL 271; SEDonline 1540 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | təḷék (Kogan 2015, ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 117) | Kogan 2015 ch. 8 §3.4.1 no. 117 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Proto-MSA \*tlk 'to lead' (SEDonline 1540). Cf. S40 \*hlk- 'to go, walk, travel; way, course'.

## Linked from

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

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