Where does “pääsaahkara” come from?
pääsaahkara (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian saahkara, from Russian са́хар, from Old East Slavic сахаръ, 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.
pääsaahkara (Ingrian): sugar-loaf
Definitions
- sugar-loaf
Ancestry of “pääsaahkara”, step by step
pääsaahkara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian saahkara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | saahkara | sugar |
| 2 | Russian | са́хар | sugar |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | сахаръ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 5 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |