Where does “tekel” come from?

tekel (Turkish) comes from Turkish el, from Ottoman Turkish ال, from Old Anatolian Turkish ال, from Proto-Turkic elig — hand.

tekel (Turkish): monopoly

Definitions

  1. monopoly

Ancestry of “tekel”, step by step

tekel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish el

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishelhand; a foreign person; country, homeland,...
2Ottoman Turkishالhand
3Old Anatolian Turkishال—
4Proto-Turkicelighand

via Turkish tek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishteksingle, sole; unique
2Ottoman Turkishتكunique
3Proto-Turkictēkodd, only, solitary
Every word from Proto-Turkic elig →