Where does “mjólkarsukur” come from?
mjólkarsukur (Faroese) comes from Faroese sukur, from Danish sukker, from Middle Low German sucker, from Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر, from Persian شکر — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
mjólkarsukur (Faroese): lactose
Ancestry of “mjólkarsukur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | sukur | sugar |
| 2 | Danish | sukker | sugar; present of sukke |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sucker | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | zucker | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zuckar | — |
| 6 | Italian | zucchero | sugar; first-person singular indicative present... |
| 7 | Arabic | سُكَّر | — |
| 8 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 9 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 10 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |