Where does “sukurikukka” come from?
sukurikukka (Ingrian) comes from Old Tupi sukuri, from Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
sukurikukka (Ingrian): busy Lizzy
Definitions
- busy Lizzy
Ancestry of “sukurikukka”, step by step
sukurikukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Tupi sukuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Tupi | sukuri | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | zucker | sugar |
| 3 | Old High German | zuckar | — |
| 4 | Italian | zucchero | sugar; first-person singular indicative present... |
| 5 | Arabic | سُكَّر | — |
| 6 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 7 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |