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Where does “দোকান” come from?

দোকান (Assamese) comes from Classical Persian دکان, from Arabic دُكَّان, from Aramaic דוכנא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇, from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇.

দোকান (Assamese): shop, store

Definitions

  1. shop, store

Ancestry of “দোকান”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدکان—
2Arabicدُكَّانshop; dais, estrade
3Aramaicדוכנא—
4Akkadian𒆠𒍇—
5Sumerian𒆠𒍇—
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