Where does “zucchero” come from?

zucchero (Italian) 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.

zucchero (Italian): sugar; first-person singular indicative present...

Definitions

  1. sugar; first-person singular indicative present...

Ancestry of “zucchero”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zucchero”

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