Where does “shaka” come from?

shaka (Ladino) comes from Turkish şaka, from Ottoman Turkish سقا, from Arabic سَقَّاء.

shaka (Ladino): joke

Definitions

  1. joke

Ancestry of “shaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşakajoke; prank
2Ottoman Turkishسقاwater carrier, someone who distributes or supplies water for a living
3Arabicسَقَّاء—
Every word from Arabic سَقَّاء →Every word from Ottoman Turkish سقا →Every word from Turkish şaka →