Where does “soko” come from?

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

soko (Swahili): market

Definitions

  1. market

Ancestry of “soko”, step by step

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

Words derived from “soko”

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