Where does “ܫܟܪ” come from?

ܫܟܪ (Classical Syriac) comes from Hebrew שכר, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

ܫܟܪ (Classical Syriac): sugar; absolute singular of ܫܟܪܐ; construct state...

Definitions

  1. sugar; absolute singular of ܫܟܪܐ; construct state...

Ancestry of “ܫܟܪ”, step by step

ܫܟܪ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew שכר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשכרto hire, rent; wage, salary; payment
2Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥—
3Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
4Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

via Middle Persian škl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianšklsugar
2Gandhari𐨭𐨐𐨪sugar
3Sanskritशर्क॑रा—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →