Where does “sekeli” come from?

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

sekeli (Finnish): shekel

Definitions

  1. shekel

Ancestry of “sekeli”, 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 →