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Where does “achar” come from?

achar (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish aicher, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

achar (Old Irish): Alternative form of aicher

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of aicher

Ancestry of “achar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaichersharp, fierce, bitter
2Latinācer—
3Latinsaccharumsugar
4Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
5Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
6Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
7Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
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