Where does “מכתב” come from?

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

מכתב (Hebrew): A letter: a written message, a piece of written...

Definitions

  1. A letter: a written message, a piece of written...

Ancestry of “מכתב”, 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 →