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
- market square; mercury, quicksilver; potion
Ancestry of “azougue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | açougue | — |
| 2 | Arabic | اَلسُّوق | — |
| 3 | Aramaic | שוקא | street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒋻 | divide, cut off |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒆸 | "upqu" "block" |
| 6 | Sumerian | 𒆸 | block, slab; to make clod |