Where does “duka” come from?

duka (English) comes from Swahili duka, from Arabic دُكَّان, from Aramaic דוכנא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇, from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇.

duka (English): A shop, store

Definitions

  1. A shop, store

Ancestry of “duka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilidukashop
2Arabicدُكَّانshop; dais, estrade
3Aramaicדוכנא—
4Akkadian𒆠𒍇—
5Sumerian𒆠𒍇—
Every word from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 →Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 →Every word from Aramaic דוכנא →