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Where does “šiqlum” come from?

šiqlum (Akkadian) comes from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

Ancestry of “šiqlum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight
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