Where does “ħelu zokkor” come from?

ħelu zokkor (Maltese) comes from Maltese zokkor, 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.

ħelu zokkor (Maltese): very sweet

Definitions

very sweet

Ancestry of “ħelu zokkor”, step by step

ħelu zokkor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese zokkor

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Maltese	zokkor	sugar
2	Arabic	سُكَّر	—
3	Persian	شکر	sugar
4	Middle Persian	škl	sugar
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

via Maltese ħelu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Maltese	ħelu	sweet
2	Arabic	حُلْو	sweet, pleasant, pretty
3	Arabic	ل	to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4	Proto-Semitic	*lV-	for, to

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