Where does “دجلة” come from?
دجلة (Arabic) comes from Aramaic דיגלת, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.
Ancestry of “دجلة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | דיגלת | — |
| 2 | Akkadian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | — |
| 3 | Sumerian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | as fast as an arrow |