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Where does “Sargon” come from?

Sargon (English) comes from Hebrew סַרְגוֹן, from Akkadian Šarrum-kīn, from Akkadian šarrum.

Ancestry of “Sargon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewסַרְגוֹן—
2AkkadianŠarrum-kīn—
3Akkadianšarrum—

Words derived from “Sargon”

  • Sargonic
  • Sargonid
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