Where does “souk” come from?

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

souk (English): Alternative spelling of souq

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of souq

Ancestry of “souk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “souk”

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