Where does “دكان” come from?

دكان (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic دُكَّان, from Aramaic דוכנא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇, from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇.

دكان (South Levantine Arabic): shop, store

Definitions

  1. shop, store

Ancestry of “دكان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدُكَّانshop; dais, estrade
2Aramaicדוכנא—
3Akkadian𒆠𒍇—
4Sumerian𒆠𒍇—
Every word from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 →Every word from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 →Every word from Aramaic דוכנא →