Where does “kasuwa” come from?

kasuwa (Hausa) comes from Kanuri kàsúgù, from Arabic سُوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.

kasuwa (Hausa): market

Definitions

  1. market

Ancestry of “kasuwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kanurikàsúgù—
2Arabicسُوقmarket, souq
3Aramaicשוקאstreet; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
4Akkadian𒋻divide, cut off
5Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
6Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod
Every word from Sumerian 𒆸 →Every word from Akkadian 𒆸 →Every word from Akkadian 𒋻 →