Where does “suk” come from?

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

suk (Zazaki): suq, souq; city

Definitions

  1. suq, souq; city

Ancestry of “suk”, 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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