Where does “azougue” come from?

azougue (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese açougue, from Arabic اَلسُّوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.

azougue (Galician): market square; mercury, quicksilver; potion

Definitions

  1. market square; mercury, quicksilver; potion

Ancestry of “azougue”, step by step

azougue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese açougue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseaçougue—
2Arabicاَلسُّوق—
3Aramaicשוקאstreet; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
4Akkadian𒋻divide, cut off
5Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
6Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod

via Arabic الزوق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالزوق—
2Arabicزاووقquicksilver
Every word from Sumerian 𒆸 →Every word from Akkadian 𒆸 →Every word from Akkadian 𒋻 →