Where does “نیشکر” come from?

نیشکر (Persian) 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.

نیشکر (Persian): sugar cane

Definitions

  1. sugar cane

Ancestry of “نیشکر”, step by step

نیشکر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian شکر

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

via Persian نی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنیreed; cane; straw
2Middle Persian𐭫𐭠not; no
3Proto-Iranianná—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH →