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pannous edited this page Apr 8, 2021 · 13 revisions

Three of the I18N roots for 'knee' are attested in cuneiform:

𒄭 GAL гола gola ⲕⲁⲗ ⲕⲉⲗⲓ keli knee “Kehle” kuli koleno •HEL ḪI כָּרַע‎ kara •karo 𒄭
𒄭 DÙG (good) घुट ghuṭa 𓅮𓄿𓂧𓁺 ngjut 𓌳𓋴𓏏𓂾 knee-cap (top)
𒄭 DUB top 👌 ṭābu 𐩷𐩺𐩨‎ ṭyb טוֹב‎ ṭōḇ top 𐎉𐎁 ṭb très bien (gut)
𒄭 DUB topïq тубыҡ tubïq knee QED
𒄭 DUB ḏꜣp|pꜣḏ 𓊪𓄿𓆓 knee reverse ⲫⲁⲧ polvi ≠ pelvis

Absurdly they also correspond to TOP, COOL and GOOD with the same meaning.

This needs further investigation.

Another Semitic reading was added later:
𒄭 burku (Akkadian) ܒܘܪܟܐ‎ burkā בֶּרֶךְ‎ bérekh 𐎁𐎗𐎋 brk “Brücke”? knee (brechen)

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