Where does “sukerkano” come from?

sukerkano (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sukero, from German zucker, from German zücken, from Middle High German zucken, from Old High German zucken, from Proto-Germanic tukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic tug-, from Frankish -wald — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

sukerkano (Esperanto): sugar cane

Definitions

  1. sugar cane

Ancestry of “sukerkano”, step by step

sukerkano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto sukero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosukerosugar; droplet of juice
2Germanzuckerinflection of zuckern: ## first-person singular...
3Germanzückento draw
4Middle High Germanzucken
5Old High Germanzucken
6Proto-GermanictukkijanąTo draw; snatch; pull out; whip out
7Proto-Germanictug-
8Frankish-wald
9Frankishwaldpower, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling
10Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
11Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via Esperanto kano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokanoreed, cane
2EnglishcaneA plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar...
3Frenchcannecane; stick; peg; leg; rod; fishing rod
4Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
5LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
6Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
7Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
8Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ-
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