English
Meluhha
Meluhha comes from Akkadian Meluḫḫa.
- Akkadianc. 2500–100 BCEMeluḫḫatransliteratedcuneiform Meluḫḫa, a transliteration
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEme-luḫ-ḫaᵏⁱtransliteratedcuneiform me-luḫ-ḫaᵏⁱ, a transliteration
- EnglishtodayMeluhha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Akkadianc. 2500–100 BCEMeluḫḫatransliteratedcuneiform Meluḫḫa, a transliteration
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEme-luḫ-ḫaᵏⁱtransliteratedcuneiform me-luḫ-ḫaᵏⁱ, a transliteration
- EnglishtodayMeluhha
The story
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒈨𒈛𒄩𒆠 (me-luḫ-ḫaᵏⁱ /Meluḫḫa/) from Akkadian 𒈨𒈛𒄩 (Meluḫḫa), possibly ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mel-Vkku.
Every English word from Akkadian Meluḫḫa
Today it means
name Possibly the Indus Valley Civilization; a civilization located east of Mesopotamia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Akkadian Meluḫḫa / Meluhha