Where does “Շաքար” come from?

Շաքար (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian շաքար, from Old Armenian շաքար, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

Շաքար (Armenian): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “Շաքար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianշաքար—
2Old Armenianշաքարsugar
3Middle Persianšklsugar
4Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
5Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

Words derived from “Շաքար”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →