non semitic loan *√SWS “horse”

Probably non semitic loan *√SWS “horse” appears in

 

Ugaritic

  • ṡūṡawu 𐎝𐎝𐎆“horse”

 

Hebrew

  • sūs סוּס “horse”

 

Syriac

  • sūsā ܣܘܼܣܵܐ “horse”,
  • sayis ܣܵܝܹܣ “to raise, to train”

 

Arabic

  • sāsa ساس “(to train horses*)> to lead”
  • siyāsa سياسة“(horse training*)> politics!”
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