Where does “շաքար” come from?

շաքար (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian շաքար, 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.

Ancestry of “շաքար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianշաքարsugar
2Middle Persianšklsugar
3Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
4Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

Words derived from “շաքար”

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