Where does “dosik” come from?
dosik (Réunion Creole French) comes from French sucre, from Middle French sucre, from Old French çucre, from Arabic سكر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
Ancestry of “dosik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sucre | sugar |
| 2 | Middle French | sucre | — |
| 3 | Old French | çucre | sugar |
| 4 | Arabic | سكر | sugar; to sugar, to sprinkle sugar over; to... |
| 5 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 6 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |