Where does “شوق” come from?

شوق (Arabic) comes from Aramaic שׁוּקָא, from Akkadian sūqum, from Akkadian siāqum, from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́yḳ-.

شوق (Arabic): to fill with longing, to arouse desire; longing,...

Definitions

  1. to fill with longing, to arouse desire; longing,...

Ancestry of “شوق”, step by step

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

Words derived from “شوق”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́yḳ- →Every word from Akkadian siāqum →Every word from Akkadian sūqum →