From Middle Persian *sukān, from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (sikkānu, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (zigan, “oar, steering paddle, rudder blade”). Compare also Parthian swk (suk, “rudder”) and سِكِّين (sikkīn).
Oefen om " سكان " en baie ander woorde en sinne in Arabic .