Etymology Explorer β€Ί Portuguese

Where does β€œGilgamesh” come from?

Gilgamesh (Portuguese) comes from English Gilgamesh, from Akkadian GilgāmeΕ‘, from Sumerian π’€­π’„‘π’‰‹π’‚΅π’ŽŒ.

Ancestry of β€œGilgamesh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGilgameshβ€”
2AkkadianGilgāmeΕ‘β€”
3Sumerianπ’€­π’„‘π’‰‹π’‚΅π’ŽŒβ€”
Every word from Sumerian π’€­π’„‘π’‰‹π’‚΅π’ŽŒ β†’