Where does “מכתב” come from?
מכתב (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew כ־ת־ב, from Proto-West Semitic *katab-.
מכתב (Hebrew): A letter: a written message, a piece of written...
Definitions
- A letter: a written message, a piece of written...
Ancestry of “מכתב”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | כ־ת־ב | forming words pertaining to writing |
| 2 | Proto-West Semitic | *katab- | — |