Where does “קרא” come from?

קרא (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic *ḳaraʔ- — to call, to invite.

קרא (Hebrew): to read

Definitions

  1. to read

Ancestry of “קרא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*ḳaraʔ-to call, to invite
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ḳaraʔ-