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
- sugar cane
Ancestry of “sukerkano”, step by step
sukerkano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto sukero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sukero | sugar; droplet of juice |
| 2 | German | zucker | inflection of zuckern: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | German | zücken | to draw |
| 4 | Middle High German | zucken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zucken | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tukkijaną | To draw; snatch; pull out; whip out |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tug- | — |
| 8 | Frankish | -wald | — |
| 9 | Frankish | wald | power, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | waldaz | leader |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | waldaną | to rule |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |
via Esperanto kano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kano | reed, cane |
| 2 | English | cane | A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar... |
| 3 | French | canne | cane; stick; peg; leg; rod; fishing rod |
| 4 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 5 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |