Number: 2517
Proto-Semitic: *SVkk-
Meaning: kind of small animal
Akkadian: šikkû 'mongoose' OB on [CAD š2 433], [AHw. 1234]. Widely used in literary texts and lexical lists, see further [Landsberger Fauna 110ff.], [Salonen Jagd 228, 263].
Amharic: šǝkokko (aškokko, ǝškokko) 'rock hyrax' [K 654].
Notes: Not very reliable as the meanings of the two terms are rather diverse while both Akk. and Amh. š correspond to a variety of PS phonemes.
