Where does “התכתב” come from?

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

התכתב (Hebrew): to correspond

Definitions

  1. to correspond

Ancestry of “התכתב”, step by step

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