Where does “دكان” come from?
دكان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian دکان, from Arabic دُكَّان, from Aramaic דוכנא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇, from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇.
Ancestry of “دكان”, 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 | — |
Words derived from “دكان”