Where does “heykelcik” come from?

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

heykelcik (Turkish): statuette

Definitions

  1. statuette

Ancestry of “heykelcik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishheykelstatue
2Ottoman Turkishهیكلany gigantic form or figure, colossus
3Arabicهَيْكَلarmature, framework, skeleton; temple; armature,...
4Akkadian𒂍𒃲palace; temple
5Sumerian𒂍𒃲palace; temple
6Sumerian𒂍house; temple
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