Where does “كتب” come from?

كتب (Arabic) comes from Proto-West Semitic *katab- — to scrape, to scratch.

كتب (Arabic): to write, to inscribe; to record, to register, to...

Definitions

  1. to write, to inscribe; to record, to register, to...

Ancestry of “كتب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Semitic*katab-to scrape, to scratch

Words derived from “كتب

Every word from Proto-West Semitic *katab-