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Where does “שקל” come from?

שקל (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

שקל (Hebrew): to weigh, weigh in; to weigh, ponder,...

Definitions

  1. to weigh, weigh in; to weigh, ponder,...

Ancestry of “שקל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight

Words derived from “שקל”

  • sicle
  • siclo
  • siclus
  • secchio
  • secchiello
  • siclo
  • שקל
  • siclus
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