Where does “သကြား” come from?

သကြား (Burmese) comes from Pali sakkharā, from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा.

သကြား (Burmese): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “သကြား”, step by step

သကြား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali sakkharā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisakkharāgravel; sugar; granule, grain, crystal
2Sanskritशर्क॑रा—

via Sanskrit शक्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशक्रstrong, powerful, mighty (Rigvedic epithet of Indra)

Words derived from “သကြား”

Every word from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा →Every word from Pali sakkharā →