Where does “kristallisokeri” come from?
kristallisokeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish sokeri, from Swedish socker, from Old Swedish soker, from Middle Low German sucker, from Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
kristallisokeri (Finnish): Synonym of kidesokeri
Definitions
- Synonym of kidesokeri
Ancestry of “kristallisokeri”, step by step
kristallisokeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sokeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sokeri | sugar |
| 2 | Swedish | socker | sugar; sucrose in the form of small crystals;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | soker | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | sucker | sugar |
| 5 | Middle High German | zucker | sugar |
| 6 | Old High German | zuckar | — |
| 7 | Italian | zucchero | sugar; first-person singular indicative present... |
| 8 | Arabic | سُكَّر | — |
| 9 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 10 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 11 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via Finnish kristalli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kristalli | crystal; ice |
| 2 | Swedish | kristall | crystal (solid with regular atomic structure) |
| 3 | German | Kristall | crystal |
| 4 | French | cristal | crystal |
| 5 | Latin | crystallum | a crystal; a thing made from crystal; a gem or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρύσταλλος | ice; rock crystal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρύος | cold, chilliness; frost; ice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |