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Where does “Iden” come from?

Iden (Tok Pisin) comes from English eden, from Hebrew עֵדֶן, from Akkadian 𒂊𒁲𒉡, from Sumerian 𒂔 — Plain.

Ancestry of “Iden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishedenAlternative letter-case form of Eden
2HebrewעֵדֶןEden
3Akkadian𒂊𒁲𒉡plain, lowland; wilds, steppes; land naturally...
4Sumerian𒂔Plain
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