Where does “syok” come from?

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

syok (Malay): Very attractive or enjoyable

Definitions

  1. Very attractive or enjoyable

Ancestry of “syok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشوقto fill with longing, to arouse desire; longing,...
2Aramaicשׁוּקָא—
3Akkadiansūqumstreet
4Akkadiansiāqumto be(come) narrow
5Proto-Semitic*ṣ́yḳ-—

Words derived from “syok”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́yḳ- →Every word from Akkadian siāqum →Every word from Akkadian sūqum →