The gentilic "kittim" and the common noun "kittah, kittot", sects are homonyms but not related. "kittah" derives from, the pll root "ktt", to cut into little pieces", which makes good sense for "sect".
Cf. "zimmah" < "zmm"
"'illah" < "'ll"
"tippah" < "tpp" (with a teth)
Jonathan D. Safren
Beit Berl college
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