Where does “saccharum” come from?

saccharum (Latin) comes 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.

saccharum (Latin): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “saccharum”, step by step

saccharum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σάκχαρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
2Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
3Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

via Latin saccharon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaccharona syrupy liquid that exudes from bamboo; a...
2Ancient Greekσᾰ́κχᾰρsugar

Words derived from “saccharum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →