Where does “𒅗𒌤” come from?

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

𒅗𒌤 (Sumerian): to say, speak, address

Definitions

  1. to say, speak, address

Ancestry of “𒅗𒌤”, step by step

𒅗𒌤 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Akkadian 𒅗

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

via Sumerian 𒌤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sumerian𒌤to pour, winnow

Words derived from “𒅗𒌤”

Every word from Proto-Semitic pay- →