Where does “חידקל” come from?

חידקל (Hebrew) comes from Akkadian Idiglat, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

Ancestry of “חידקל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AkkadianIdiglatTigris
2Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼Every word from Akkadian Idiglat
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