Where does “sykl” come from?

sykl (Polish) comes from Latin siclus, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל, from Akkadian šiqlum, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

sykl (Polish): shekel

Definitions

  1. shekel

Ancestry of “sykl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsiclusshekel
2Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
3Akkadianšiqlumshekel
4Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯql