Where does “saka” come from?

saka (Minangkabau) comes from Persian شکر, 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 “saka”, step by step

saka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شکر

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

via Sanskrit सखा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसखाa friend, companion
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansákʰāfriend, companion
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansokʷH-friend, companion
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “saka”

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