Where does “шекел” come from?

шекел (Bulgarian) comes from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל, from Akkadian šiqlum, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

шекел (Bulgarian): shekel, sheqel Israeli currency

Definitions

  1. shekel, sheqel Israeli currency

Ancestry of “шекел”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
2Akkadianšiqlumshekel
3Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯql →Every word from Akkadian šiqlum →Every word from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל →