Where does “աշխատաշուկա” come from?

աշխատաշուկա (Armenian) comes from Armenian շուկա, from Old Armenian շուկայ, from Classical Syriac ܫܘܩܐ, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.

աշխատաշուկա (Armenian): labor market

Definitions

  1. labor market

Ancestry of “աշխատաշուկա”, step by step

աշխատաշուկա traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian շուկա

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշուկաmarket; bazaar
2Old Armenianշուկայstreet; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
3Classical Syriacܫܘܩܐstreet; square, plaza, forum, court; market,...
4Akkadian𒋻divide, cut off
5Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
6Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod

via Armenian աշխատել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianաշխատելto work; to work (on, at); to toil, to labour
2Old Armenianաշխատեմto fatigue, to trouble, to incommode, to...
3Old Armenianաշխատtoil, work; torture, trouble
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