létəγ - to kill, murder (JL 165)

“Proto-MSA *ltγ ‘to kilľ is probably related to Arb. ltγ ‘to beat (with one’s hand)’ (LA 8 532, Bittner 1914:57) which, in its turn, has been compared toAkk. letû ‘to split’ (CAD L 148, AHw. 546).” (Kogan 2015:539)