Where does “عقيق” come from?

عقيق (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic عَقِيق, from Aramaic עקיק.

عقيق (Hijazi Arabic): agate

Definitions

  1. agate

Ancestry of “عقيق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَقِيق—
2Aramaicעקיק—
Every word from Aramaic עקיק →Every word from Arabic عَقِيق →