Where does “سکان” come from?
سکان (Persian) comes from Arabic سُكَّان, from Middle Persian sukān, from Akkadian sikkānum, from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶, from Sumerian ??? — oar, steering paddle, rudder blade.
سکان (Persian): rudder
Ancestry of “سکان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سُكَّان | rudder |
| 2 | Middle Persian | sukān | — |
| 3 | Akkadian | sikkānum | — |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒄑𒍣𒃶 | oar, steering paddle, rudder blade |
| 5 | Sumerian | ??? | oar, steering paddle, rudder blade |