Where does “zucar” come from?

zucar (Friulian) comes from Arabic سُكَّر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

zucar (Friulian): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “zucar”, step by step

zucar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic سُكَّر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُكَّر—
2Persianشکرsugar
3Middle Persianšklsugar
4Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
5Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

via Latin sūgō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsūgōto suck
2Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →
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