Where does “Suakin” come from?

Suakin (English) comes from Arabic سواكن, from Arabic سُوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.

Suakin (English): on the west coast of the Red Sea

Definitions

on the west coast of the Red Sea

Ancestry of “Suakin”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	سواكن	—
2	Arabic	سُوق	market, souq
3	Aramaic	שוקא	street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
4	Akkadian	𒋻	divide, cut off
5	Akkadian	𒆸	"upqu" "block"
6	Sumerian	𒆸	block, slab; to make clod

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