Where does “כָּתַב” come from?

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

כָּתַב (Hebrew): write

Definitions

  1. write

Ancestry of “כָּתַב”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכ־ת־בforming words pertaining to writing
2Proto-West Semitic*katab-to scrape, to scratch

Words derived from “כָּתַב”

Every word from Proto-West Semitic *katab- →Every word from Hebrew כ־ת־ב →