Where does “şevk” come from?

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

şevk (Turkish): desire, enthusiasm, eagerness

Definitions

  1. desire, enthusiasm, eagerness

Ancestry of “şevk”, step by step

şevk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic سوق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسوقmarket, souq, bazaar, street of shops; verbal...
2Arabicسُوقmarket, souq
3Aramaicשוקאstreet; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
4Akkadian𒋻divide, cut off
5Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
6Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod

via Arabic شَوْق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَوْقlonging
2Arabicشَاقَto please
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