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Where does “شکر” come from?

شکر (Persian) comes 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.

شکر (Persian): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “شکر”, step by step

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

Words derived from “شکر”

  • sugar
  • sucrose
  • sugary
  • polysaccharide
  • lipopolysaccharide
  • oligosaccharide
  • disaccharide
  • monosaccharide
  • saccharide
  • sugarless
  • Zuckerberg
  • sugarcoated
  • sucrase
  • mucopolysaccharidosis
  • mucopolysaccharide
  • saccharose
  • exopolysaccharide
  • pentasaccharide
  • trisaccharide
  • sugarhouse
  • saccharometer
  • disaccharidase
  • sugarfree
  • tetrasaccharide
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