Where does “juga” come from?
juga (Marshallese) comes from English sugar, from Middle English sucre, from Middle French sucre, from Old French çucre, from Arabic سكر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
juga (Marshallese): sugar
Definitions
- sugar
Ancestry of “juga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sugar | Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained... |
| 2 | Middle English | sucre | Alternative form of sugre |
| 3 | Middle French | sucre | — |
| 4 | Old French | çucre | sugar |
| 5 | Arabic | سكر | sugar; to sugar, to sprinkle sugar over; to... |
| 6 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 7 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |