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Akkadian
pênu - to crush, grind
(CAD P 326, AHw. 854)
No etymology can be suggested. Phonetic and structural similarity with ṭênu “to grind”, the main Akkadian verb with this meaning (CAD Ṭ 98), is noteworthy.