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