Where does “škl” come from?

škl (Middle Persian) comes from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

škl (Middle Persian): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “škl”, step by step

škl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शर्करा

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

via Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gandhari𐨭𐨐𐨪sugar
2Sanskritशर्क॑रा—

Words derived from “škl”

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