Where does “دکان” come from?
دکان (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic دُكَّان, from Aramaic דוכנא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇, from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇.
Ancestry of “دکان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | دُكَّان | shop; dais, estrade |
| 2 | Aramaic | דוכנא | — |
| 3 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒍇 | — |
| 4 | Sumerian | 𒆠𒍇 | — |