Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ṭaḥan-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Verb

*ṭaḥan-

to grind, to crush

Descendants

East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒄯 (KÍN /ṭênu/)
Central Semitic:
- Arabic: طَحَنَ‎ (ṭaḥana)
- Aramaic: טחן‎ (tḥen)
  - Classical Syriac: ܛܚܶܢ‎ (tḥen)
- Hebrew: טָחַן‎ (taḥán)
- Ugaritic: 𐎉𐎈𐎐 (ṭḥn)
South Semitic:
- Ge'ez: ጠሐነ (ṭäḥänä)
- Harari: ጠሓና (ṭäḥana)
- Old South Arabian: 𐩷𐩢𐩬‎
- Tigrinya: ጠሓነ (ṭäḥanä)