Where does “sóc” come from?
sóc (Catalan) comes from Arabic سُوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.
sóc (Catalan): stump of a tree
Ancestry of “sóc”, step by step
sóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic سُوق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سُوق | market, souq |
| 2 | Aramaic | שוקא | street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar |
| 3 | Akkadian | 𒋻 | divide, cut off |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒆸 | "upqu" "block" |
| 5 | Sumerian | 𒆸 | block, slab; to make clod |
via Latin sūm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sūm | to be, exist |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |