Etymology

lugal

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Today it means: A ruler of a city state in ancient Sumer. Full definition →

Sumerian 𒈗
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The story

  1. Sumerian · learned borrowing from𒈗“king, lord”
  2. English todaylugal

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒈗 (lugal, “king, lord”).

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