Where does “شكرستان” come from?

شكرستان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شكر, 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.

شكرستان (Ottoman Turkish): plantation of sugar cane

Definitions

  1. plantation of sugar cane

Ancestry of “شكرستان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishشكرsugar; gratitude, thankfulness
2Persianشکرsugar
3Middle Persianšklsugar
4Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
5Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →