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Where does “zahăr” come from?
zahăr (Romanian) comes from Greek ζάχαρη, from Byzantine Greek ζάχαρις.
zahăr
(Romanian): sugar
Definitions
sugar
Ancestry of “zahăr”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Greek
ζάχαρη
sugar, sucrose
2
Byzantine Greek
ζάχαρις
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Words derived from “zahăr”
zaharifica
trestie de zahăr
aminozahar
zaharniță
zaharos
zăhărel
dezaharifica
zaharificare
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