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Where does “śárkaraH” come from?

śárkaraH (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

Ancestry of “śárkaraH”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

Words derived from “śárkaraH”

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