Where does “هيكل” come from?

هيكل (Arabic) comes from Akkadian ēkallum, from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲, from Sumerian 𒂍 — house; temple.

هيكل (Arabic): temple; altar; structure, setup

Definitions

  1. temple; altar; structure, setup

Ancestry of “هيكل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadianēkallum(royal) palace
2Sumerian𒂍𒃲palace; temple
3Sumerian𒂍house; temple
Every word from Sumerian 𒂍 →Every word from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 →Every word from Akkadian ēkallum →