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
- an ancient measure of weight and a coin
Ancestry of “սիկղ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | σίκλος | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | שֶׁקֶל | sheqel; shekel |
| 3 | Akkadian | šiqlum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | ṯql | to weigh; burden, weight |
Words derived from “սիկղ”