Where does “souq” come from?

souq (Somali) comes from Arabic سُوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.

souq (Somali): market, large market, bazaar

Definitions

  1. market, large market, bazaar

Ancestry of “souq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُوقmarket, souq
2Aramaicשוקאstreet; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
3Akkadian𒋻divide, cut off
4Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
5Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod
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