conc▪ Etymology obscure. Any relation to any of the main values attached to the root √QLː (QLL), like *‘small, few, insignificant’ (↗¹qalla), *‘to lift, carry’ (↗²qalla), and *‘top, summit, to rise, separate o.s., seek to stand out’ (↗¹qullaẗ, ↗ĭstaqalla)? Perhaps akin to ↗ĭstaqalla in the sense of ‘to rise’ (> * ‘to rise again, recover’?).
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