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Where does “akravida” come from?

akravida (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto akra, from Italian acre, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

akravida (Esperanto): sharp-eyed; perceptive, perspicacious

Definitions

  1. sharp-eyed; perceptive, perspicacious

Ancestry of “akravida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoakrasharp; acute, keen; acute
2Italianacresharp, sour; harsh
3Latinācer—
4Latinsaccharumsugar
5Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
6Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
7Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
8Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
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