Where does “heykel” come from?

heykel (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish هیكل, from Arabic هَيْكَل, from Akkadian 𒂍𒃲, from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲, from Sumerian 𒂍 — house; temple.

heykel (Turkish): statue

Definitions

  1. statue

Ancestry of “heykel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishهیكلany gigantic form or figure, colossus
2Arabicهَيْكَلarmature, framework, skeleton; temple; armature,...
3Akkadian𒂍𒃲palace; temple
4Sumerian𒂍𒃲palace; temple
5Sumerian𒂍house; temple

Words derived from “heykel”

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