Where does “θikl” come from?

θikl (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Arabic ثقل, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

θikl (Cypriot Arabic): constipation

Definitions

  1. constipation

Ancestry of “θikl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثقلto be heavy; to load, burden, make heavy; to be...
2Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯql →Every word from Arabic ثقل →