Where does “açougueiro” come from?
açougueiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese açougue, from Arabic اَلسُّوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.
açougueiro (Portuguese): butcher
Ancestry of “açougueiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | açougue | butchershop; slaughterhouse; massacre |
| 2 | Arabic | اَلسُّوق | — |
| 3 | Aramaic | שוקא | street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒋻 | divide, cut off |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒆸 | "upqu" "block" |
| 6 | Sumerian | 𒆸 | block, slab; to make clod |