Where does “agrión” come from?

agrión (Galician) comes from Galician agre, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

agrión (Galician): watercress

Definitions

  1. watercress

Ancestry of “agrión”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianagresour
2Latinācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent
3Latinsaccharumsugar
4Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
5Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
6Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH
7Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraHEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH