Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دكان (düḱḱan), from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā, “dais”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/dakkannu/, “dais, platform, bench; niche, bedroom, private chambers or quarters”), from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/daggan/, “chamber, doorway or its frame, niche in a wall”).