Where does “הכתיב” come from?

הכתיב (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew כָּתַב, from Hebrew כ־ת־ב, from Proto-West Semitic *katab- — to scrape, to scratch.

הכתיב (Hebrew): to dictate

Definitions

  1. to dictate

Ancestry of “הכתיב”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכָּתַבwrite
2Hebrewכ־ת־בforming words pertaining to writing
3Proto-West Semitic*katab-to scrape, to scratch
Every word from Proto-West Semitic *katab- →Every word from Hebrew כ־ת־ב →Every word from Hebrew כָּתַב →