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*kVm- - articulation, joint, wrist
(SED I No. 143; Kogan 2011: 215)
*-u- may be a secondary development due to the influence of *m-. As a nominal anatomic term based on Akk. and M. Eth. only.
Words
Akkadian
kimkimmu
- wrist
(CAD K 373, AHw. 478)
a reduplicated stem
Arabic
kumm-
- sleeve
(BK 2 927)
possibly related with a meaning shift
Tigre
kəm
- joint, articulation
(WTS 395)
Zway
kōmä
- heel, elbow
(EDG 343)
Chaha
ḫumma, ḫuma
- heel, elbow
(EDG 343)
Ezha
ḫʷəmma
- heel, elbow
(EDG 343)
Muher
ḫumma
- heel, elbow
(EDG 343)
Gogot
kumma
- heel, elbow
(EDG 343)
Soddo
kumma
- heel, elbow
(EDG 343)
Jibbali
ktum
- to sit crosslegged
(JL 137)
a possibly related derived verb (-t- infixed ?), with a rather specific meaning shift