Where does “cikël” come from?

cikël (Albanian) comes from Late Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

cikël (Albanian): cycle

Definitions

  1. cycle

Ancestry of “cikël”, step by step

cikël traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin cyclus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincycluscycle
2Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Albanian ciklë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianciklë—
2Turkish-cıkdiminutive suffix
3Ottoman TurkishـجكDiminutive suffix after front vowels
4Proto-Turkic*-čükForms denominal dimunitive nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Ancient Greek κύκλος →