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

sugar

Ancestry of “škl”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	शर्करा	gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
2	Proto-Indo-Aryan	śárkaraH	—
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ćárkaraH	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱorkeh₂	gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

Words derived from “škl”

sugar
sucrose
sugary
polysaccharide
lipopolysaccharide
oligosaccharide
disaccharide
monosaccharide
saccharide
sugarless
Zuckerberg
sugarcoated
sucrase
mucopolysaccharidosis
mucopolysaccharide
saccharose
exopolysaccharide
pentasaccharide
trisaccharide
sugarhouse
saccharometer
disaccharidase
sugarfree
tetrasaccharide

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