Where does “souk” come from?
souk (French) comes from Arabic سُوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.
souk (French): souq; mess, chaos
Ancestry of “souk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | سُوق | market, souq |
| 2 | Aramaic | שוקא | street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar |
| 3 | Akkadian | 𒋻 | divide, cut off |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒆸 | "upqu" "block" |
| 5 | Sumerian | 𒆸 | block, slab; to make clod |