Where does “sok” come from?
sok (Indonesian) comes from Malay syok, from Arabic شوق, from Aramaic שׁוּקָא, from Akkadian sūqum, from Akkadian siāqum, from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́yḳ-.
sok (Indonesian): socket
Ancestry of “sok”, step by step
sok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay syok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | syok | Very attractive or enjoyable |
| 2 | Arabic | شوق | to fill with longing, to arouse desire; longing,... |
| 3 | Aramaic | שׁוּקָא | — |
| 4 | Akkadian | sūqum | street |
| 5 | Akkadian | siāqum | to be(come) narrow |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *ṣ́yḳ- | — |
via Dutch sok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sok | sock |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | socke | — |
| 3 | Latin | soccus | slipper; comedy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύκχος | a kind of shoe |