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