Semitic Etymological Database
tāḥ ‘it is rotten, soft’ (LSyr. 818)
May be an Akkadism, see the discussion and cognates under Akk. taḫūmu 'border, territory'.
ap. ‘to assure’, etpe. ‘to be trustworthy’ (LSyr. 823)
Cannot be separated from Akk. takiltu ‘a blue-purple wooľ, Hbr. tǝkēlät ‘a blueish or violet coloured purple wooľ, JPA toklā ‘purple wooľ, CPA twklɁ ‘blue fabric’, JBA tǝkēltā ‘tekhelet color’. Their futher etymology is unknown.