Where does “սիկղ” come from?

սիկղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian սիկղ, from Ancient Greek σίκλος, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל, from Akkadian šiqlum, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

սիկղ (Armenian): an ancient measure of weight and a coin

Definitions

  1. an ancient measure of weight and a coin

Ancestry of “սիկղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianսիկղan ancient measure of weight and a coin
2Ancient Greekσίκλος—
3Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
4Akkadianšiqlumshekel
5Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯql →Every word from Akkadian šiqlum →Every word from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל →