Where does “Sokoto” come from?

Sokoto comes from Hausa sakkwato, a term of uncertain ultimate origin that became the name of a historical West African state.

Ancestry of “Sokoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HausaSakkwato—
2Arabicسُوقmarket, souq
3Aramaicשוקאstreet; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
4Akkadian𒋻divide, cut off
5Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
6Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod
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