Where does “𒅗𒄄” come from?

𒅗𒄄 (Sumerian) comes from Akkadian 𒅗, from Proto-Semitic pay- — the mouth.

𒅗𒄄 (Sumerian): to answer, reply

Definitions

  1. to answer, reply

Ancestry of “𒅗𒄄”, step by step

𒅗𒄄 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Akkadian 𒅗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadian𒅗mouth; word; matter, affair
2Proto-Semiticpay-the mouth

via Sumerian 𒄄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sumerian𒄄to return
Every word from Proto-Semitic pay-
𒅗𒄄 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer