Where does “սիկղ” come from?

սիկղ (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek σίκλος, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל, from Akkadian šiqlum, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

սիկղ (Old Armenian): an ancient measure of weight and a coin

Definitions

  1. an ancient measure of weight and a coin

Ancestry of “սիկղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσίκλος—
2Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
3Akkadianšiqlumshekel
4Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight

Words derived from “սիկղ”

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