Where does “zucker” come from?
zucker (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zuckar, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
zucker (Middle High German): sugar
Definitions
- sugar
Ancestry of “zucker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | zuckar | — |
| 2 | Italian | zucchero | sugar; first-person singular indicative present... |
| 3 | Arabic | سُكَّر | — |
| 4 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 5 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 6 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |