[Lingtyp] semantic derivation of an Akkadian verb

[Sergey Loesov]

Dear colleagues,



I am trying to understand the semantic derivation of a common Akkadian
verb, *sanāqu*. It means, in particular ‘to arrive, approach’ (the only
intransitive meaning), ‘to bother, pester, interrogate, put pressure’, ‘to
mobilize, levy’, ‘to weigh’, ‘to check, audit’, ‘to settle (a legal case)’,
‘to take (oath)’, ‘to keep, guard’, ‘to close, shut (doors)’. What could be
a “primary” meaning of such a verb, and the path of semantic derivation?
How does it look like from viewpoint of lexical typology?



Best wishes,



Sergey
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