Where does “سوق” come from?

سوق (Arabic) comes from Arabic سُوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.

سوق (Arabic): market, souq, bazaar, street of shops; verbal...

Definitions

  1. market, souq, bazaar, street of shops; verbal...

Ancestry of “سوق”, step by step

سوق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic سُوق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُوقmarket, souq
2Aramaicשוקאstreet; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
3Akkadian𒋻divide, cut off
4Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
5Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod

via Aramaic שׁוּקָא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicשׁוּקָא—
2Akkadiansūqumstreet
3Akkadiansiāqumto be(come) narrow
4Proto-Semitic*ṣ́yḳ-—

Words derived from “سوق”

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