Where does “saxeli ltth'eni” come from?
saxeli ltth'eni (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana saxeli, 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.
saxeli ltth'eni (Lower Tanana): cube sugar
Definitions
- cube sugar
Ancestry of “saxeli ltth'eni”, step by step
saxeli ltth'eni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lower Tanana saxeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | saxeli | sugar |
| 2 | Russian | са́хар | sugar |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | сахаръ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 5 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |