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[-JKP-]

Of course it's true. It's a common Latin abbreviation.

Most of the Voynich glyphs are derived from Latin lettters and abbreviations. The Latin abbreviation for "Item" is written exactly like k. Are you surprised to find Latin shapes in a manuscript that is mostly Latin shapes?

These are Latin letters:

a o e c d r s and possibly i

These are common Latin abbreviations and ligatures:

k r s g m y ch sh n

d and l are Latin numbers.

In other words, the majority of VMS characters are Latin.

The Rx (root/radix) symbol is also a common Latin symbol, but not just for astronomical charts, for anything that has to do with roots.