Where does “cukari” come from?

cukari (Kikuyu) comes from Swahili sukari, 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.

cukari (Kikuyu): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “cukari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilisukarisugar
2Arabicسُكَّر—
3Persianشکرsugar
4Middle Persianšklsugar
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 ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →