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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicדיגלת—
2Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
3Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
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