Where does “shaka” come from?
shaka (Ladino) comes from Turkish şaka, from Ottoman Turkish سقا, from Arabic سَقَّاء.
shaka (Ladino): joke
Ancestry of “shaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | şaka | joke; prank |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | سقا | — |
| 3 | Arabic | سَقَّاء | — |