Where does “duka” come from?

duka (Mwani) comes from Arabic دُكَّان, from Aramaic דוכנא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇, from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇.

duka (Mwani): shop

Definitions

  1. shop

Ancestry of “duka”, step by step

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