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Where does “dukhan” come from?

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

dukhan (English): A small restaurant, tavern or shop in the...

Definitions

  1. A small restaurant, tavern or shop in the...

Ancestry of “dukhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدُكَّانshop; dais, estrade
2Aramaicדוכנא—
3Akkadian𒆠𒍇—
4Sumerian𒆠𒍇—
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