Where does “са̄хар” come from?

са̄хар (Kildin Sami) comes 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.

са̄хар (Kildin Sami): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “са̄хар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianса́харsugar
2Old East Slavicсахаръ—
3Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
4Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
5Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
7Proto-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 →