Where does “اَلسُّوق” come from?
اَلسُّوق (Arabic) comes from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.
Ancestry of “اَلسُّوق”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aramaic | שוקא | street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar |
| 2 | Akkadian | 𒋻 | divide, cut off |
| 3 | Akkadian | 𒆸 | "upqu" "block" |
| 4 | Sumerian | 𒆸 | block, slab; to make clod |