Where does “syok” come from?

syok (Indonesian) comes from Malay syok, from Arabic شوق, from Aramaic שׁוּקָא, from Akkadian sūqum, from Akkadian siāqum, from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́yḳ-.

syok (Indonesian): lovely

Definitions

  1. lovely

Ancestry of “syok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaysyokVery attractive or enjoyable
2Arabicشوقto fill with longing, to arouse desire; longing,...
3Aramaicשׁוּקָא—
4Akkadiansūqumstreet
5Akkadiansiāqumto be(come) narrow
6Proto-Semitic*ṣ́yḳ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́yḳ- →Every word from Akkadian siāqum →Every word from Akkadian sūqum →