Where does “שקל חדש” come from?

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

שקל חדש (Hebrew): new sheqel, ILS, NIS, the official designation of...

Definitions

  1. new sheqel, ILS, NIS, the official designation of...

Ancestry of “שקל חדש”, step by step

שקל חדש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew שֶׁקֶל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
2Akkadianšiqlumshekel
3Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight

via Hebrew חָדָשׁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחָדָשׁnew
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯql →Every word from Akkadian šiqlum →Every word from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל →