Where does “nduka” come from?

nduka (Kikuyu) comes from Swahili duka, from Arabic دُكَّان, from Aramaic דוכנא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇, from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇.

nduka (Kikuyu): "or"; shop

Definitions

  1. "or"; shop

Ancestry of “nduka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilidukashop
2Arabicدُكَّانshop; dais, estrade
3Aramaicדוכנא—
4Akkadian𒆠𒍇—
5Sumerian𒆠𒍇—
Every word from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 →Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 →Every word from Aramaic דוכנא →