Where does “شكر” come from?

شكر (Ottoman Turkish) 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.

شكر (Ottoman Turkish): sugar; gratitude, thankfulness

Definitions

  1. sugar; gratitude, thankfulness

Ancestry of “شكر”, step by step

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

Words derived from “شكر”

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