Where does “дућан” come from?
дућан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish dükkân, from Ottoman Turkish دكان, from Classical Persian دکان, from Arabic دُكَّان, from Aramaic דוכנא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇, from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇.
дућан (Serbo-Croatian): A shop
Ancestry of “дућан”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | dükkân | shop |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | دكان | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | دکان | — |
| 4 | Arabic | دُكَّان | shop; dais, estrade |
| 5 | Aramaic | דוכנא | — |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒍇 | — |
| 7 | Sumerian | 𒆠𒍇 | — |