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

  1. to drive; to conscript; to pilot

Ancestry of “ساق”, step by step

ساق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic שָׁקָא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicשָׁקָאshin
2Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
3Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod

via Arabic سَاق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَاقshin
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