Where does “сук” come from?
сук (Russian) comes from Arabic سُوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.
сук (Russian): bough, limb, branch; genitive/accusative plural...
Definitions
- bough, limb, branch; genitive/accusative plural...
Ancestry of “сук”, step by step
сук traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic سُوق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سُوق | market, souq |
| 2 | Aramaic | שוקא | street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar |
| 3 | Akkadian | 𒋻 | divide, cut off |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒆸 | "upqu" "block" |
| 5 | Sumerian | 𒆸 | block, slab; to make clod |
via Old East Slavic сѫкъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | сѫкъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sǫkъ | bough; knot in wood; splinter |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sakás | juice of plants |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |