Where does “שוקא” come from?
שוקא (Aramaic) comes from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.
שוקא (Aramaic): street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
Definitions
- street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
Ancestry of “שוקא”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Akkadian | 𒋻 | divide, cut off |
| 2 | Akkadian | 𒆸 | "upqu" "block" |
| 3 | Sumerian | 𒆸 | block, slab; to make clod |
Words derived from “שוקא”