Where does “θukl” come from?

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

θukl (Cypriot Arabic): weight

Definitions

  1. weight

Ancestry of “θukl”, 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 →