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Where does “Cheshvan” come from?

Cheshvan (English) comes from Hebrew חשוון, from Hebrew מרחשוון, from Akkadian 𒌗𒀳.

Ancestry of “Cheshvan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחשוון—
2Hebrewמרחשוון—
3Akkadian𒌗𒀳—
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