Where does “دُکان” come from?

دُکان (Kashmiri) comes from Classical Persian دکان, from Arabic دُكَّان, from Aramaic דוכנא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇, from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇.

دُکان (Kashmiri): shop, store

Definitions

  1. shop, store

Ancestry of “دُکان”, step by step

دُکان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian دکان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianدکان—
2Arabicدُكَّانshop; dais, estrade
3Aramaicדוכנא—
4Akkadian𒆠𒍇—
5Sumerian𒆠𒍇—

via Urdu دکان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduدکانshop; store
2Classical Persianدُکَان—
Every word from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 →Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 →Every word from Aramaic דוכנא →