Where does “شکلک” come from?

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

شکلک (Persian): grimace; emoticon

Definitions

  1. grimace; emoticon

Ancestry of “شکلک”, step by step

شکلک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شکل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianشکلshape, form; shekel
2Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
3Akkadianšiqlumshekel
4Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight

via Persian ـک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـکdiminutive suffix
2Middle Persian𐭪—
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯql →Every word from Akkadian šiqlum →Every word from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל →