Shayok.

In 1854, Alexander Cunningham mentioned that the river took its name from the village of Shyok, which he spelled Shayok, located along its course, but he did not substantiate this statement or provide etymological information about the village's name.

In 1977, Friedrich A. Peter observed that Shyok was a misspelling of the Tibetan name Shayog . And he identified the name Shayog as being formed by the syllables shag (, 'gravel') and

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