English
heykel
Heykel comes from Arabic هَيْكَل ‘temple’, and goes back to Sumerian e₂-gal ‘palace’.
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEe₂-galtransliteratedcuneiform e₂-gal, a transliteration‘palace’literally ‘big temple/palace’
- Akkadianc. 2500–100 BCEēkallumtransliteratedcuneiform ēkallum, a transliteration
- Arabicc. 500–presentهَيْكَلhaykal‘temple’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentهَیکَلhaykal
- Englishtodayheykel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEe₂-galtransliteratedcuneiform e₂-gal, a transliteration‘palace’literally ‘big temple/palace’
- Akkadianc. 2500–100 BCEēkallumtransliteratedcuneiform ēkallum, a transliteration
- Arabicc. 500–presentهَيْكَلhaykal‘temple’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentهَیکَلhaykal
- Englishtodayheykel
Every English word from Sumerian e₂-gal
Today it means
noun The chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sumerian e₂-gal / heykel