Where does “শর্করা” come from?

শর্করা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

শর্করা (Bengali): sugar; gravel, grit, rubble; kidney stone, gravel

Definitions

  1. sugar; gravel, grit, rubble; kidney stone, gravel

Ancestry of “শর্করা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
2Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
3Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →
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