Where does “sucre” come from?
sucre (French) comes from Middle French sucre, from Old French çucre, from Arabic سكر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
sucre (French): sugar
Definitions
- sugar
Ancestry of “sucre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sucre | — |
| 2 | Old French | çucre | sugar |
| 3 | Arabic | سكر | sugar; to sugar, to sprinkle sugar over; to... |
| 4 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 5 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 6 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |