Where does “شيكل” come from?

شيكل (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל, from Akkadian šiqlum, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

شيكل (South Levantine Arabic): shekel currency unit

Definitions

  1. shekel currency unit

Ancestry of “شيكل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
2Akkadianšiqlumshekel
3Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯql →Every word from Akkadian šiqlum →Every word from Hebrew שֶׁקֶל →