Where does “ساق” come from?
ساق (Arabic) comes from Aramaic שָׁקָא, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.
ساق (Arabic): to drive; to conscript; to pilot
Definitions
- to drive; to conscript; to pilot
Ancestry of “ساق”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aramaic | שָׁקָא | shin |
| 2 | Akkadian | 𒆸 | "upqu" "block" |
| 3 | Sumerian | 𒆸 | block, slab; to make clod |