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Where does “sooky” come from?

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

sooky (English): Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous;...

Definitions

  1. Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous;...

Ancestry of “sooky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsookAlternative spelling of suck; "Familiar name for"...
2Arabicسُوقmarket, souq
3Aramaicשוקאstreet; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
4Akkadian𒋻divide, cut off
5Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
6Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod
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