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kappa

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *kapp- (“palm, hand”). Doublet of kaph.

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c. 3500 BCEProto-Semitic

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c. 3500 BCE
c. 670 BCE
c. 1500

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