Where does “Shakaryan” come from?
Shakaryan (English) comes from Armenian Շաքարյան, from Armenian Շաքար, 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 — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
Ancestry of “Shakaryan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Շաքարյան | — |
| 2 | Armenian | Շաքար | sugar |
| 3 | Middle Armenian | շաքար | — |
| 4 | Old Armenian | շաքար | sugar |
| 5 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 6 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |