Where does “sukuri” come from?
sukuri (Old Tupi) comes from Middle High German zucker, 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 — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
Ancestry of “sukuri”, step by step
sukuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German zucker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zucker | sugar |
| 2 | Old High German | zuckar | — |
| 3 | Italian | zucchero | sugar; first-person singular indicative present... |
| 4 | Arabic | سُكَّر | — |
| 5 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 6 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |