Where does “दुकान” come from?
दुकान (Marathi) comes from Classical Persian دکان, from Arabic دُكَّان, from Aramaic דוכנא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇, from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇.
दुकान (Marathi): shop
Ancestry of “दुकान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | دکان | — |
| 2 | Arabic | دُكَّان | shop; dais, estrade |
| 3 | Aramaic | דוכנא | — |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒍇 | — |
| 5 | Sumerian | 𒆠𒍇 | — |